ReviewThe Journal of eukaryotic microbiology2022
Ecology of planktonic ciliates in a changing world: Concepts, methods, and challenges.
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- Numerical and functional response of phagotrophic aquatic protists: the ideal experiment-and why we cannot get it.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Numerical and Thermal Response of the Bacterivorous Ciliate Colpidium kleini, a Species Potentially at Risk of Extinction by Rising Water Temperatures.Microbial ecology · 2024Article
- Mitogenomic architecture and evolution of the soil ciliatesmSystems · 2024Article
- Molecular basis of phenotypic plasticity in a marine ciliate.The ISME journal · 2024Article
- Zooplankton responses to simulated marine heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea using in situ mesocosms.PloS one · 2024Article
- Influence of Ecological Multiparameters on Facets of β-Diversity of Freshwater Plankton Ciliates.Microbial ecology · 2023Article
- Diel variations in planktonic ciliate community structure in the northern South China Sea and tropical Western Pacific.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- A new contribution to the raptorial ciliate genusFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Ciliate Morpho-Taxonomy and Practical Considerations before Deploying Metabarcoding to Ciliate Community Diversity Surveys in Urban Receiving Waters.Microorganisms · 2022Review
- Insights into the phylogeny of the ciliate of class Colpodea based on multigene data.Ecology and evolution · 2022Article
- Ecology of planktonic ciliates in a changing world: Concepts, methods, and challenges.The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology · 2022Review
- Functional ecology of planktonic ciliates: Measuring mortality rates in response to starvation.The Journal of eukaryotic microbiologyArticle
- The ongoing need for rates: can physiology and omics come together to co-design the measurements needed to understand complex ocean biogeochemistry?Journal of plankton researchReview
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Abstract
Plankton ecologists ultimately focus on forecasting, both applied and environmental outcomes. We review how appreciating planktonic ciliates has become central to these predictions. We explore the 350-year-old canon on planktonic ciliates and examine its steady progression, which has been punctuated by conceptual insights and technological breakthroughs. By reflecting on this process, we offer suggestions as to where future leaps are needed, with an emphasis on predicting outcomes of global warming. We conclude that in terms of climate change research: (i) climatic hotspots (e.g. polar oceans) require attention; (ii) simply adding ciliate measurements to zooplankton/phytoplankton-based sampling programs is inappropriate; (iii) elucidating the rare biosphere's functional ecology requires culture-independent genetic methods; (iv) evaluating genetic adaptation (microevolution) and population composition shifts is required; (v) contrasting marine and freshwaters needs attention; (vi) mixotrophy needs attention; (vii) laboratory and field studies must couple automated measurements and molecular assessment of functional gene expression; (viii) ciliate trophic diversity requires appreciation; and (ix) marrying gene expression and function, coupled with climate change scenarios is needed. In short, continued academic efforts and financial support are essential to achieve the above; these will lead to understanding how ciliates will respond to climate change, providing tools for forecasting.
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