Abstract The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) is characterized by a vast number of frozen and
unfrozen freshwater reservoirs, which is why it is also called “the third pole” of the Earth or …

Abstract The middle Yangtze Reach is one of the most developed regions of China. As a
result, most lakes in this area have suffered from eutrophication and serious environmental …

We investigated the response of lacustrine testate amoeba communities to 20th century
environmental changes in Lake Zhangdu, China. The lake and surrounding region have …

Anthropogenic peatland degradation is a global threat. As peatlands store large amounts of
carbon (C) their potential for mitigation of climate change has been emphasized recently …

Testate amoebae are an important group of protozoans with an organic shell composed of
either synthesized idiosomes or external xenosomes and are found worldwide in freshwater …

Deep high-altitude mountain lakes can act as a natural laboratory, and have the potential to
contribute ecological data for understanding the way natural climate and anthropogenic …

Testate amoebae are micro-organisms characterized by an agglutinated or autogenous
shell enclosing the cytoplasm. Testate amoebae have been widely proposed as valuable …

Freshwater microbial diversity is subject to multiple stressors in the Anthropocene epoch.
However, the effects of climate changes and human activities on freshwater protozoa remain …

Thermokarst lakes are formed following ice-rich permafrost thaw and widely distribute in the
cold regions with high latitude and elevation. However, the micro-eukaryotic communities …

Lakes constitute an important part of the global ecosystem as habitats in these environments
play an important role in biogeochemical cycles of life-essential elements. The cycles of …