Altitudinal gradients are useful to study the potential effects of climate change on
ecosystems. Historically, studies on elevation gradients have primarily focused on macro …

Testate amoebae are an abundant and functionally important group of protists in peatlands,
but little is known about the seasonal patterns of their communities. We investigated the …

Monitoring tools are needed to assess changes in peatland biotic communities and
ecosystem functions in response to on-going climate and other environmental changes …

To study the relationships between groups of organisms and the degree to which these
relationships are consistent across major climatic gradients, we analysed the testate …

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 …

Shifts in community composition of soil protozoa in response to climate change may
substantially influence microbial activity and thereby decomposition processes. However …

Climate change is likely to cause increased tree recruitment on open peatlands but we
currently have little idea what consequences this vegetation change may have below …

The testate amoebae communities living among different species of mosses in Sphagnum
peatlands in eastern Poland were studied. Sampling was done on a monthly basis from April …

Soil microbial communities significantly contribute to global fluxes of nutrients and carbon.
Their response to climate change, including winter warming, is expected to modify these …

Testate amoebae are a group of moisture-sensitive, shell-producing protozoa that have
been widely used as indicators of changes in mean water-table depth within oligotrophic …