Testate Amoeba Functional Traits and Their Use in Paleoecology

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.575966/full" target="_blank" >https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.575966/full</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.575966" target="_blank" >10.3389/fevo.2020.575966</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Testate Amoeba Functional Traits and Their Use in Paleoecology

Original language description

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 hydrological changes in paleoecological investigations from peatland, lake sediment and soil archives. A trait-based approach to understanding testate amoebae ecology and paleoecology has gained in popularity in recent years, with research showing that morphological characteristics provide complementary information to the commonly used environmental inferences based on testate amoeba (morpho-)species data. We provide a broad overview of testate amoeba morphological and functional traits and trait-environment relationships in the context of ecology, evolution, genetics, biogeography, and paleoecology. As examples we report upon previous ecological and paleoecological studies that used trait-based approaches, and describe key testate amoebae traits that can be used to improve the interpretation of environmental studies. We also highlight knowledge gaps and speculate on potential future directions for the application of trait-based approaches in testate amoeba research.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10618 - Ecology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

ISSN

2296-701X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

8

Issue of the periodical within the volume

OCT 20 2020

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

28

Pages from-to

575966

UT code for WoS article

000583850800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85094972014