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    A resurgence in field research is essential to better understand the diversity, ecology, and evolution of microbial eukaryotes

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    2013-10
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    Heger, Thierry J.  Concept link
    Edgcomb, Virginia P.  Concept link
    Kim, Eunsoo  Concept link
    Lukes, Julius  Concept link
    Leander, Brian S.  Concept link
    Yubuki, Naoji  Concept link
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    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/6590
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    https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12095
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     Algae; Culture; Field research; Food webs; Microscopy; Molecular phylogenetics; Protist; Protozoa 
    Abstract
    The discovery and characterization of protist communities from diverse environments are crucial for understanding the overall evolutionary history of life on earth. However, major questions about the diversity, ecology, and evolutionary history of protists remain unanswered, notably because data obtained from natural protist communities, especially of heterotrophic species, remain limited. In this review, we discuss the challenges associated with “field protistology”, defined here as the exploration, characterization, and interpretation of microbial eukaryotic suggestions to help fill this important gap in knowledge. We also argue that increased efforts in field studies that combine molecular and microscopical methods offer the most promising path toward (1) the discovery of new lineages that expand the tree of eukaryotes; (2) the recognition of novel evolutionary patterns and processes; (3) the untangling of ecological interactions and functions, and their roles in larger ecosystem processes; and (4) the evaluation of protist adaptations to a changing climate.
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    Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2013. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of John Wiley & Sons for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 61 (2014): 214-233, doi:10.1111/jeu.12095.
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    Preprint: Heger, Thierry J., Edgcomb, Virginia P., Kim, Eunsoo, Lukes, Julius, Leander, Brian S., Yubuki, Naoji, "A resurgence in field research is essential to better understand the diversity, ecology, and evolution of microbial eukaryotes", 2013-10, https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12095, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/6590
     

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