Protists include all eukaryotes except plants, fungi and animals. They are an essential, yet
often forgotten, component of the soil microbiome. Method developments have now …

Biogenic silicon (BSi) has been found to play a fundamental role in the link between global
Si and carbon cycles, because it represents a key factor in the control of Si fluxes from …

Soil protists are increasingly appreciated as essential components of soil foodwebs;
however, there is a dearth of information on the factors structuring their communities. Here …

The relevance of biological Si cycling for dissolved silica (DSi) export from terrestrial
biogeosystems is still in debate. Even in systems showing a high content of weatherable …

Soil protists are rarely included in ecotoxicological investigations, despite their fundamental
role in ecological processes. Moreover, testate amoebae and diatoms contribute …

Biogenic silicon (BSi) pools influence Si cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. As research has
been focused mainly on phytogenic BSi pools until now, there is only little information …

The present investigation aims to study the diversity of ciliates from different habitats in and
around Delhi, India, and the correlation of this diversity with soil quality {agricultural lands …

Forest litter harbors complex networks of microorganisms whose major components are
bacteria, fungi and protists. Protists, being highly selective consumers of bacteria and fungi …

Deep high-altitude mountain lakes can act as a natural laboratory, and have the potential to
contribute ecological data for understanding the way natural climate and anthropogenic …

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