The use of lake sedimentary DNA to track the long-term changes in both terrestrial and
aquatic biota is a rapidly advancing field in paleoecological research. Although largely …

Nucleic acid extraction and sequencing of genes from organisms within environmental
samples encompasses a variety of techniques collectively referred to as environmental DNA …

Fungi are the principal degraders of biomass in terrestrial ecosystems and establish
important interactions with plants and animals,,. However, our current understanding of …

Parasites are ecologically significant in various ecosystems through their role in shaping
food web structure, facilitating energy transfer, and controlling disease. Here in this review …

Chytridiomycota, often referred to as chytrids, can be virulent parasites with the potential to
inflict mass mortalities on hosts, causing eg changes in phytoplankton size distributions and …

Until recently, the evolutionary relationships between marine and freshwater microbes were
unclear, but the use of molecular phylogenies is beginning to shed light on this subject. An …

Background The phytoplankton spring bloom in freshwater habitats is a complex, recurring,
and dynamic ecological spectacle that unfolds at multiple biological scales. Although …

Environmental DNA and culture-based analyses have suggested that fungi are present in
low diversity and in low abundance in many marine environments, especially in the upper …

This review highlights the presence and ecological roles of fungi in lakes, and aims to
stimulate research in aquatic mycology. In the study of lentic systems, this field is an almost …

Although they are widespread, diverse and involved in biogeochemical cycles, microbial
eukaryotes attract less attention than their prokaryotic counterparts in environmental …