[HTML][HTML] Testate amoeba functional traits and their use in paleoecology
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 …
traits of testate amoebae, a polyphyletic group of protists commonly used as proxies of past …
[HTML][HTML] Towards a Holarctic synthesis of peatland testate amoeba ecology: Development of a new continental-scale palaeohydrological transfer function for North …
Fossil testate amoeba assemblages have been used to reconstruct peatland
palaeohydrology for more than two decades. While transfer function training sets are …
palaeohydrology for more than two decades. While transfer function training sets are …
[HTML][HTML] Deconstructing Difflugia: The tangled evolution of lobose testate amoebae shells (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida) illustrates the importance of convergent evolution …
Protists, the micro-eukaryotes that are neither plants, animals nor fungi build up the greatest
part of eukaryotic diversity on Earth. Yet, their evolutionary histories and patterns are still …
part of eukaryotic diversity on Earth. Yet, their evolutionary histories and patterns are still …
Multiple convergences in the evolutionary history of the testate amoeba family Arcellidae (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida: Sphaerothecina): when the ecology rules the …
R González-Miguéns, C Soler-Zamora… - Zoological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Protists are probably the most species-rich eukaryotes, yet their systematics are inaccurate,
leading to an underestimation of their actual diversity. Arcellinida (= lobose testate …
leading to an underestimation of their actual diversity. Arcellinida (= lobose testate …
When ecological transitions are not so infrequent: independent colonizations of athalassohaline water bodies by Arcellidae (Arcellinida; Amoebozoa), with …
F Useros, R González-Miguéns… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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 …
organisms. Crossing them opens the possibility for organisms to colonize new niches and …
Dispersal limitations and historical factors determine the biogeography of specialized terrestrial protists
D Singer, EAD Mitchell, RJ Payne… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies show that soil eukaryotic diversity is immense and dominated by micro‐
organisms. However, it is unclear to what extent the processes that shape the distribution of …
organisms. However, it is unclear to what extent the processes that shape the distribution of …
[HTML][HTML] Exceptional hydrological stability of a Sphagnum-dominated peatland over the late Holocene
Lowering of the water table and substantial drying are observed in peatlands worldwide. A
significant drying of European peatlands in the last 200–300 years influenced the …
significant drying of European peatlands in the last 200–300 years influenced the …
Ecology of testate amoebae along an environmental gradient from bogs to calcareous fens in East-Central Europe: development of transfer functions for …
A Šímová, M Jiroušek, P Singh, P Hájková… - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
Testate amoebae play an important role in biomonitoring and the understanding of peatland
(palaeo) ecology. However, their application has been mainly limited to Sphagnum …
(palaeo) ecology. However, their application has been mainly limited to Sphagnum …
Landslides increased Holocene habitat diversity on a flysch bedrock in the Western Carpathians
Landslides are an important natural phenomenon of the flysch Outer Western Carpathians
that diversify the local topography and provide valuable microrefugia in the …
that diversify the local topography and provide valuable microrefugia in the …
Detecting ecological signatures of long-term human activity across an elevational gradient in the Šumava Mountains, Central Europe
VA Kraklow, D Dreslerová, AC Diaconu… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Central European mountains, including the Šumava Mountains located along the
Czechia/Germany border, have a long and rich anthropogenic history. Yet, documenting …
Czechia/Germany border, have a long and rich anthropogenic history. Yet, documenting …