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 …

Sequencing of reduced representation libraries enables genotyping of many individuals for
population genomic studies. However, high amounts of DNA are required, and the method …

Aim Biogeographers have believed for a long time that the geographical distributions of
protists are only determined by environmental conditions, because dispersal is not limited …

Cycads represent one of the most ancestral living seed plants as well as one of the most
threatened plant groups in the world. South China is a major center and potential origin of …

Approximately 100 years ago, unregulated harvest nearly eliminated white‐tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus) from eastern North America, which subsequently served to catalyze …

Marine phytoplankton play essential roles in global primary production and biogeochemical
cycles. Yet, the evolutionary genetic underpinnings of phytoplankton adaptation to complex …

Humans have impacted most of the planet, and the ensuing fragmentation results in small,
isolated habitat patches posing a risk of genetic diversity loss, inbreeding, and genetic load …

Protists make up the vast diversity of eukaryotic life and play a critical role in biogeochemical
cycling and in food webs. Because of their small size, cryptic life cycles, and large …

The study of microbial diversity over time and space is fundamental to the understanding of
their ecology and evolution. The underlying processes driving these patterns are not fully …

Genetic diversity is the basis for evolutionary adaptation and selection under changing
environmental conditions. Phytoplankton populations are genotypically diverse, can become …