The expanding role of DNA barcodes: Indispensable tools for ecology, evolution, and conservation

MR Gostel, WJ Kress - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
DNA barcoding has transformed the fields of ecology, evolution, and conservation by
providing a rapid and effective tool for species identification. The growth of DNA barcodes as …

Integrating functional traits into trophic rewilding science

J Atkinson, R Gallagher, S Czyżewski, M Kerr… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic rewilding is gaining rapid momentum as a means of restoration across the world.
Advances in research are elucidating the wide‐ranging effects of trophic rewilding and …

Plant DNA barcode library for native flowering plants in the arid region of northwestern China

F Song, T Li, HF Yan, Y Feng, L **… - Molecular ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
DNA barcoding is a well‐established tool for rapid species identification and biodiversity
monitoring. A reliable and traceable DNA barcode reference library with extensive coverage …

Foraging history of individual elephants using DNA metabarcoding

BA Gill, G Wittemyer, TE Cerling… - Royal Society …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Individual animals should adjust diets according to food availability. We used DNA
metabarcoding to construct individual-level dietary timeseries for elephants from two family …

Introducing an rbcL and a trnL reference library to aid in the metabarcoding analysis of foraged plants from two semi-arid eastern South African savanna bioregions

D Botha, M du Plessis, F Siebert, S Barnard - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Success of a metabarcoding study is determined by the extent of taxonomic coverage and
the quality of records available in the DNA barcode reference database used. This study …

Wild herbivores enhance resistance to invasion by exotic cacti in an African savanna

HBM Wells, RD Crego, JM Alston… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Whether wild herbivores confer biotic resistance to invasion by exotic plants remains a key
question in ecology. There is evidence that wild herbivores can impede invasion by exotic …

Fine‐scale variation in soil and topography influences herbaceous vegetation and the distribution of large mammalian herbivores

RO Ang'ila, DM Kimuyu, GM Wambugu… - African Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Current understanding of the distribution of vegetation and large mammalian herbivores
(LMH) is based on a combination of biogeographic studies and highly controlled field …

[HTML][HTML] Diet-microbiome covariation across three giraffe species in a close-contact zone

E Videvall, BA Gill, MB Brown, HK Hoff… - Global Ecology and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The biodiverse group of ruminant mammals are entirely dependent on their gut microbiota to
extract energy and nutrients from their foods, making these symbionts vital to survival …

[HTML][HTML] Plant DNA Barcodes, Community Ecology, and Species Interactions

WJ Kress, MR Gostel - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
The community of biologists has been eager to realize the promise of DNA barcodes since
the concept of a rapid method for genetic identification of species was first proposed in 2003 …

Fear of Humans Drives Complex Changes in Predators and Prey in South Africa

M Lasky - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Wildlife responses to human presence vary greatly; species can be fearful of humans or
habituate to human presence. Using experimental and observational methods, I investigated …