Assessment of ecological status for the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) is
based on “Biological Quality Elements”(BQEs), namely phytoplankton, benthic flora, benthic …

Much biodiversity data is collected worldwide, but it remains challenging to assemble the
scattered knowledge for assessing biodiversity status and trends. The concept of E ssential …

This study compared species identity, microplastics, chemical and microbial contamination
between consumption mussels and wild type mussels, collected at Belgian department …

Speed, single-base sensitivity and long read lengths make nanopores a promising
technology for high-throughput sequencing. We evaluated and optimized the performance of …

Documenting the diversity of marine life is challenging because many species are cryptic,
small, and rare, and belong to poorly known groups. New sequencing technologies …

Application of environmental DNA (e DNA) analysis has attracted the attention of
researchers, advisors and managers of living marine resources and biodiversity. The …

Microorganisms are of great importance to aquaculture where they occur naturally, and can
be added artificially, fulfilling different roles. They recycle nutrients, degrade organic matter …

Water quality is an emergent property of a complex system comprised of interacting
microbial populations and introduced microbial and chemical contaminants. Studies …

Traditional and emerging human activities are increasingly putting pressures on marine
ecosystems and impacting their ability to sustain ecological and human communities. To …

The difficulty of censusing marine animal populations hampers effective ocean
management. Analyzing water for DNA traces shed by organisms may aid assessment. Here …