Protist Diversity and Geographical Distribution

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Foissner, W. (Editor), Hawksworth, David L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation, 8
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Biodiversity.; Conservation biology.; Microbiology.; Life Sciences.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

There is still a widespread belief that microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, fungi, protists, and small multicellulars, have a cosmopolitan distribution due to a presumed easy dispersal by wind and water. However, the contributions collected in this book – ranging from protists to rotifers and m...