Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ECOTRAIT (Understanding the links between functional traits and ecological processes in lake Arcellinida (testate amoebae) (‘ECOTRAIT’))

Arcellinida, shelled unicellular eukaryotes, are common in freshwater environments (Fig 1). Their shells (tests) preserve well in the fossil record and species assemblages are sensitive indicators of water quality change. Taxonomic uncertainties hamper the determination of...