Testate amoebae, soil microorganisms with teca, are highly resistant to physical-chemical
degradation, preserving their morphology, a specific trait, for thousands of years. The …

We studied testate amoebae and possible correlated abiotic factors in soils of 31 mature
forest ecosystems using an easily applicable and spatially explicit method. Simple counting …

Heterotrophic protists (eg testate amoebae) play an important part in primary succession
because these unicellular organisms occur immediately at newly exposed land surfaces in …

Records of the testate amoeba fauna of soils have accumulated throughout the 20 'h century
from numer-ous sites on all the Earth's continents, ranging from equatorial to polar, with …

Background Testate amoebae are a polyphyletic group of protists living preferentially in
soils, freshwaters and wetlands. These Protozoa have a worldwide distribution, but their …

Testate amoebae are valued for their functional significance and application as indicators of
environmental conditions, particularly in peatland ecosystems. Research on testate …

We studied testate amoebae (testates) in the soils of coniferous and deciduous forests and
in the wetland and aquatic habitats of Mexico. In 141 samples we found 205 taxa identified …

Two different types of mire which had been subject to drainage for about 40 years before
restoration of the water table have been studied. The abundance and distribution of …

Testate amoebae play an important role at the very first beginning of succession on land. We
used these protists to analyze initial colonization processes occurring in an artificial water …

Testate amoebae are one of the most studied groups of microorganisms in Sphagnum
peatland ecosystems and, therefore, one of the most reliable bioindicators of their ecological …