Holocene changes in climate and land use drove shifts in the diversity of testate amoebae in a subalpine pond

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Holocene changes in climate and land use drove shifts in the diversity of testate amoebae in a subalpine pond

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Correlated TEM-NanoSIMS investigation of foraminiferal metabolism

Taxonomic and functional turnover are decoupled in European peat bogs

Sequestered Chloroplasts In The Benthic Foraminifer Haynesina Germanica: Cellular Organization, Oxygen Fluxes And Potential Ecological Implications

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Persistent high temperature and low precipitation reduce peat carbon accumulation

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