biostudies-literatureUnknown13Pawlowicz T<h4>Background</h4>A continental-scale, georeferenced checklist of slime moulds (Eumycetozoa) for Central and Eastern Europe, supplemented with standardised environmental covariates and with a particular emphasis on forest ecosystems, has not previously been available. The absence of a harmonised corpus has constrained statistically supported tests of habitat- and substrate-related patterns and limited objective gap-mapping, particularly within forest ecosystems, where microclimatic buffering, dead-wood continuity and stand history are expected to be decisive; it has also hindered rigorous evaluation of slime moulds' role as bioindicators of forest habitat types, substrate associations and gradients in anthropogenic pressure (naturalness).<h4>New information</h4>Literature discovery spanneBiodiversity data journale175486https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12673333biostudies-literatureGeoreferenced checklist and occurrence dataset of slime moulds (Eumycetozoa) across Central and Eastern Europe emphasising forest ecosystems.PMC12673333Pawlowicz TfalseGeoreferenced checklist and occurrence dataset of slime moulds (Eumycetozoa) across Central and Eastern Europe emphasising forest ecosystems.<h4>Background</h4>A continental-scale, georeferenced checklist of slime moulds (Eumycetozoa) for Central and Eastern Europe, supplemented with standardised environmental covariates and with a particular emphasis on forest ecosystems, has not previously been available. The absence of a harmonised corpus has constrained statistically supported tests of habitat- and substrate-related patterns and limited objective gap-mapping, particularly within forest ecosystems, where microclimatic buffering, dead-wood continuity and stand history are expected to be decisive; it has also hindered rigorous evaluation of slime moulds' role as bioindicators of forest habitat types, substrate associations and gradients in anthropogenic pressure (naturalness).<h4>New information</h4>Literature discovery spanne2025-01-01T00:00:00Z20252026-06-05T23:21:52.279Z2026-05-23T03:14:02.247ZS-EPMC126733334134718310.3897/BDJ.13.e175486