Biogeographers have believed for a long time that the geographical distributions of protists are only determined by environmental conditions, because dispersal is not limited. During the past two decades, the field has come a long way to show that historical and spatial factors also significantly contribute to shaping protist distributions, calling for a reappraisal of our understanding of protist biogeography.

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原生生物地理学的新曙光


生物地理学家长期以来一直认为，原生生物的地理分布仅由环境条件决定，因为扩散不受限制。在过去的二十年里，该领域取得了长足的进步，表明历史和空间因素也对原生生物分布的形成做出了重大贡献，这要求重新评估我们对原生生物地理学的理解。