Protistan Predators Outshine Fungi in Forest Soil Activity
= 0.126, p < 0.001) are key biological and environmental drivers, respectively, shaping the composition of eukaryotic communities in forest soils, suggesting distinct impact on the microbial community through predation. These findings offer novel insights into the ecological significance of microbial eukaryotes in forest ecosystems and provide a new framework for investigating the predatory dynamics centered on Arcellinida in forest soil microbial networks.
Authors
- Kenneth Dumack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8798-0483)
- Longfei Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1374-6384)
Institutions
- TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Koblenz University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Yulin University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.70072
- Primary Topic
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
- China Scholarship Council
- Education Department of Shaanxi Province
- Yulin University