Conserving biodiversity in the face of ever-increasing human pressure is hampered by our
lack of basic information on species occurrence, distribution, abundance, habitat …

This review provides a synthesis of current knowledge on the morphological and functional
traits of testate amoebae, a polyphyletic group of protists commonly used as proxies of past …

Although widely used in ecology, comparative analyses of diversity and niche properties are
still lacking for microorganisms, especially focusing on niche variations. Quantifying the …

Plant diversity loss can alter higher trophic‐level communities via non‐random species
interactions, which in turn may cascade to affect key ecosystem functions. These non …

Protists are probably the most species-rich eukaryotes, yet their systematics are inaccurate,
leading to an underestimation of their actual diversity. Arcellinida (= lobose testate …

Fossil testate amoeba assemblages have been used to reconstruct peatland
palaeohydrology for more than two decades. While transfer function training sets are …

The salinity and humidity barriers divide biodiversity and strongly influence the distribution of
organisms. Crossing them opens the possibility for organisms to colonize new niches and …

Testate amoebae (TA) are a common and diverse group of protists and are especially
abundant in peatlands. The structure of peatland TA communities is well correlated to …

An understanding of the forces controlling community structure in the deep sea is essential
at a time when its pristineness is threatened by polymetallic nodule mining. Because …

Environmental sequencing surveys of soils and freshwaters revealed high abundance and
diversity of the Rhogostomidae, a group of omnivorous thecate amoebae. This is puzzling …