Protists are the dominant eukaryotes in the biosphere where they play key functional roles.
While protists have been studied for over a century, it is the high-throughput sequencing of …

Simple Summary The metabarcoding approach is widely used for studying the diversity and
distribution of freshwater microalgae and for routine biomonitoring. Due to microalgae being …

Protists dominate eukaryotic diversity and play key functional roles in all ecosystems,
particularly by catalyzing carbon and nutrient cycling. To date, however, a comparative …

Abstract Drainages in the Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration (PRDUA) host vital aquatic
ecosystems and face enormous pressures from human activities in one of the largest urban …

Factors sha** community patterns of microorganisms are controversially discussed.
Physical and chemical factors certainly limit the survival of individual taxa and maintenance …

Chrysophyceae are a diverse group of planktonic protists widely distributed in freshwater.
They encompass a variety of orders, whereby heterotrophy has evolved independently in …

Microbial communities, which include prokaryotes and protists, play an important role in
aquatic ecosystems and influence ecological processes. To understand these communities …

Protists are essential for nutrient cycling and plant performance in diverse ecosystems.
However, the biogeographic patterns and driving forces (ie abiotic or biotic factors) of …

Protists play key roles in aquatic food webs as primary producers, predators, nutrient
recyclers, and symbionts. However, a comprehensive view of protist diversity in freshwaters …

Microbial eukaryotes (protists) have major functional roles in aquatic ecosystems, including
the biogeochemical cycling of elements as well as occupying various roles in the food web …