Environmental selection and spatiotemporal structure of a major group of soil protists (Rhizaria: Cercozoa) in a temperate grassland
A. M. Fiore-Donno, T. Richter-Heitmann, F. Degrune, K. Dumack, K. Regan, S. Mahran, R. Boeddinghaus, M. Rillig, M. W. Friedrich, E. Kandeler, M. Bonkowski
The paper investigates environmental factors shaping cercozoan protist communities in a temperate grassland, finding moisture and clay content as key drivers with spatial and seasonal patterns.
bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2019 · PreprintEcology