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 …

Ancestral adaptations to tropical-like climates drive most multicellular biogeography and
macroecology. Observational studies suggest that this niche conservatism could also be …

Aim Patterns of α‐and β‐diversity of soil protist communities and the factors that shape them
remain largely unknown. We undertook a world‐wide survey of forest litter to investigate the …

The community composition of any group of organisms should theoretically be determined
by a combination of assembly processes including resource partitioning, competition …

Aim To assess the largely neglected patterns and causes of latitudinal diversity gradients in
soil protists, using South American testate amoebae as model organisms. Location South …

The discovery and characterization of protist communities from diverse environments are
crucial for understanding the overall evolutionary history of life on earth. However, major …

Aim Propagule size and ecological requirements are believed to be major factors
influencing the passive dispersal of free‐living terrestrial protists. We compared the …

Soil fungi, protists, and animals (ie, the eukaryome) play a critical role in key ecosystem
functions in terrestrial ecosystems. Yet, we lack a holistic understanding of the processes …

Free-living microbes are by far the most abundant group of organisms in the biosphere, yet
estimates of global species richness remain nebulous, and there is no consensus regarding …

Untangling the relationships between morphology and phylogeny is key to building a
reliable taxonomy, but is especially challenging for protists, where the existence of cryptic or …