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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1873-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1873-2025
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01 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 01 Sep 2025

Decoding pelagic ciliate (Ciliophora) community divergences in size spectrum, biodiversity and driving factors globally spanning five temperature zones

Chaofeng Wang, Zhiqiang Xu, Guangfu Luo, Xiaoyu Wang, Yan He, Musheng Lan, Tiancheng Zhang, and Wuchang Zhang

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Our study provides a comprehensive assessment of microzooplankton ciliate trait structure, focusing on size spectrum, biodiversity and biotic–abiotic interplay based on 175 stations (1117 samples) across five temperature zones, which offered an ideal paradigm to study the plankton response to future climate change.
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