Standards for methods utilizing environmental DNA for detection of fish species

L Shu, A Ludwig, Z Peng - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques are gaining attention as cost-effective, non-invasive
strategies for acquiring information on fish and other aquatic organisms from water samples …

Global trends and challenges in multimetric indices of biological condition

R Ruaro, EA Gubiani, RM Hughes, RP Mormul - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of multimetric indices (MMIs) of biological condition has been globally applied
because they are practical tools that incorporate various biological metrics at different levels …

A global perspective on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on freshwater fish biodiversity

SJ Cooke, WM Twardek, AJ Lynch, IG Cowx… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 global pandemic and resulting effects on the economy and society (eg,
sheltering-in-place, alterations in transportation, changes in consumer behaviour, loss of …

Space-time dynamics in monitoring neotropical fish communities using eDNA metabarcoding

NG Sales, OS Wangensteen, DC Carvalho… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The biodiverse Neotropical ecoregion remains insufficiently assessed, poorly managed, and
threatened by unregulated human activities. Novel, rapid and cost-effective DNA-based …

Read counts from environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reflect fish abundance and biomass in drained ponds

C Di Muri, LL Handley, CW Bean, J Li, G Peirson… - Biorxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The sampling of environmental DNA (eDNA) coupled with cost-efficient and ever-advancing
sequencing technology is propelling changes in biodiversity monitoring within aquatic …

Reliable eDNA detection and quantification of the European weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis)

R Brys, D Halfmaerten, S Neyrinck… - Journal of Fish …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The European weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis) is a cryptic and poorly known fish
species of high conservation concern. The species is experiencing dramatic population …

Monitoring fish using imaging sonar: Capacity, challenges and future perspective

Y Wei, Y Duan, D An - Fish and Fisheries, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The demand for fish products, which provide crucial protein for humans, is rising as the
global population grows. In contrast, fish stock is declining due to human activity …

Monitoring of spatiotemporal occupancy patterns of fish and amphibian species in a lentic aquatic system using environmental DNA

R Brys, A Haegeman, D Halfmaerten… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To effectively monitor, manage and protect aquatic species and understand their
interactions, knowledge of their spatiotemporal distribution is needed. In this study, we used …

Reconnecting the Elwha River: spatial patterns of fish response to dam removal

JJ Duda, CE Torgersen, SJ Brenkman… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The removal of two large dams on the Elwha River was completed in 2014 with a goal of
restoring anadromous salmonid populations. Using observations from ongoing field studies …

[HTML][HTML] Shortfalls in our understanding of the causes and consequences of functional and phylogenetic variation of freshwater communities across continents

J García-Girón, LM Bini, J Heino - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Freshwater ecosystems harbour a disproportionately high biodiversity relative to their area,
being also one of the most threatened ecosystem types worldwide. However, our capacity to …