Date of Graduation
7-2021
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Biology (PhD)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Biological Sciences
Advisor/Mentor
Stephenson, Steven L.
Committee Member
Spiegel, Frederick W.
Second Committee Member
Szalanski, Allen L.
Third Committee Member
Willson, John D.
Keywords
Biodiversity; Myxomycetes; Philippines; Slime molds; Species distribution modeling; Spore-bearing protists
Abstract
This dissertation contains a compilation of independently performed studies primarily focusing on the myxomycetes (plasmodial slime molds) from the Philippines and integrating local and worldwide data to demonstrate regional and global trends. The major themes include the following: (I) a review of the diverse group of spore-producing amoeboid protists, including the myxomycetes; (II-IV) diversity assessments in three different groups of islands in the Philippine archipelago; (V) mapping the myxomycetes found in the Philippines for databasing and analyzing the geocoded data; (VI) a study on regional boundaries, including the Philippines, using myxomycete species composition; and, (VII) creating a global species distribution model of the ubiquitous myxomycete morphospecies, Arcyria cinerea, and predicting future distributions under different climate scenarios.
Citation
Macabago, S. B. (2021). Of Biodiversity, Boundaries, and Distribution: The Myxomycetes of the Philippines and Beyond. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/4157
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