Abstract The Miocene epoch (23.03–5.33 Ma) was a time interval of global warmth, relative
to today. Continental configurations and mountain topography transitioned toward modern …

In macroecology, the concept of rand Kstrategy has been widely applied, yet, there have
been limited studies on microbial lifehistory strategies in temperate grasslands using …

Variation in species richness across the tree of life, accompanied by the incredible variety of
ecological and morphological characteristics found in nature, has inspired many studies to …

Diatoms are the most recent major algal lineage added to the geological record, appearing
more than 200 million years ago. They are stramenopile protists resulting from a secondary …

Being integral primary producers in diverse ecosystems, microalgal genomes could be
mined for ecological insights, but representative genome sequences are lacking for many …

Benthic diatoms are the main primary producers in shallow freshwater and coastal
environments, fulfilling important ecological functions such as nutrient cycling and sediment …

Many clades that span the marine–freshwater boundary are disproportionately more diverse
in the younger, shorter lived, and scarcer freshwater environments than they are in the …

Soil micro-organisms drive the global carbon and nutrient cycles that underlie essential
ecosystem functions. Yet, we are only beginning to grasp the drivers of terrestrial microbial …

Diatoms are a diverse group of mainly photosynthetic algae, responsible for 20% of
worldwide oxygen production, which can rapidly respond to favorable conditions and often …

Molecular clocks estimate that diatom microalgae, one of Earth's foremost primary
producers, originated near the Triassic–Jurassic boundary (200 Ma), which is close in age to …