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 …

Arsenic (As) contamination from legacy gold mining in subarctic Canada poses an ongoing
threat to lake biota. With climatic warming expected to increase As bioavailability in lake …

Alpine lakes are well known as “environmental sentinels”, which are sensitive to
anthropogenic impacts, and paleoecological studies provide useful information regarding …

Testate amoebae are widely used as proxies in palaeoecological reconstructions of
lacustrine environments. However, our knowledge on their morphological adaptation to …

We review the potential for applying traits-based approaches to freshwater testate amoeba,
a diverse protist group that are abundant in lakes and are valuable ecological indicators. We …

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 …

In the time of the global climate crisis, it is vital to protect and restore peatlands to maintain
their functioning as carbon sinks. Otherwise, their transformations may trigger a shift to a …

Abstract The Gore Glen pond is located in the forested floodplain of the Gore River, in the
Mid-Lothian region near Edinburgh, Scotland. This work has considered in detail the …

Arcellinida (testate lobose amoebae), a group of benthic protists, were examined from 46
sediment-water interface samples collected from oligotrophic Oromocto Lake, New …

Globally, lakes and reservoirs ecosystems are integral parts of ecological processes.
Nevertheless, global warming is rapidly changing their function and sustainability, especially …