Protist taxonomic and functional diversity in aquatic ecosystems of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

ABSTRACT: The Brazilian Atlantic Forest and its associated ecosystems are highly biodiverse but still understudied, especially with respect to eukaryotic microbes. Protists represent the largest proportion of eukaryotic diversity and play important roles in nutrient cycling and maintenance of the ecosystems in which they occur. However, much of protist diversity remains unknown, particularly in the Neotropics. Understanding the taxonomic and functional diversity of these organisms is urgently needed, not only to fill this gap in our knowledge, but also to enable the development of public policies for biological conservation. This is the first study to investigate the taxonomic and trophic diversity of the major protist groups in freshwater systems and brackish coastal lagoons located in fragments of

SUBMITTER: Carvalho da Silva V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10402703 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature