The vast areas of permafrost peatlands in the West Siberian Lowland (WSL) hold a
significant amount of carbon currently at risk due to human-caused global warming. The …

The exploitation of peatlands in Estonia, which began in the 17th century, has degraded
them to a great extent. Consequently, cutover and drained peatlands have become the …

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 …

Many peatlands have been damaged by human activities like Sphagnum harvesting and
draining reflected in reduced peatland areas and ecosystem functioning. Peatlands …

Testate amoebae are a diverse group of shelled protists frequently used as model
organisms in microbial biogeography. Relatively few species have been reported for the …

This study provides new data on ecology of testate amoebae in the waterbodies of the
Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam. A total of 108 species and …

The Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia is a substantial landmass that is poorly
documented in terms of most elements of biodiversity. Here we provide the first study of …

Testate amoebae are unicellular eukaryotic organisms covered with an external skeleton
called a shell. They are an important component of many terrestrial ecosystems, especially …

Understanding the spatial and temporal variation in protist communities is essential for
comprehensive studies on diversity and biogeography, yet most research focuses on either …

Starting with Linné and up to nowadays taxonomy has been developing constantly and it
has appealed to almost all of the domains of biologic sciences. However, during the last 100 …