Fire has always been a driving factor of life on Earth. Now that mankind has definitely joined
the other environmental forces in sha** the planet, lots of species are threatened by …

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 …

ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …

Research over the past decade has shown that quantifying spatial variation in ecosystem
properties is an effective approach to investigating the effects of environmental change on …

Non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs) are 'extra'microfossils often found in palynology slides.
These include remains of organisms within the size range of pollen grains (c. 10–250 µm) …

We present the results of high-resolution, multi-proxy palaeoecological investigations of two
parallel peat cores from the Baltic raised bog Mechacz Wielki in NE Poland. We aim to …

Testate amoebae (TA) are unicellular protozoans enclosed in a test capable of indicating a
wide variety of environmental conditions. Among others, characteristics such as short life …

Globally, major efforts are being made to restore peatlands to maximise their resilience to
anthropogenic climate change, which puts continuous pressure on peatland ecosystems …

In north-west Europe, large areas of open peatland have been drained and planted with
spatially homogenous stands of non-native conifers. The detrimental impact of afforestation …