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

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2013-10Author
Heger, Thierry J.
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Edgcomb, Virginia P.
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Kim, Eunsoo
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Lukes, Julius
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Leander, Brian S.
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Yubuki, Naoji
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/6590As published
https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12095Keyword
Algae; Culture; Field research; Food webs; Microscopy; Molecular phylogenetics; Protist; ProtozoaAbstract
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/1912/6590Related items
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