Fishing for fish environmental DNA: Ecological applications, methodological considerations, surveying designs, and ways forward

M Yao, S Zhang, Q Lu, X Chen, SY Zhang… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vast global declines of freshwater and marine fish diversity and population abundance pose
serious threats to both ecosystem sustainability and human livelihoods. Environmental DNA …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in agricultural systems: Current uses, limitations and future prospects

JH Kestel, DL Field, PW Bateman, NE White… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global food production, food supply chains and food security are increasingly stressed by
human population growth and loss of arable land, becoming more vulnerable to …

Navigating the seven challenges of taxonomic reference databases in metabarcoding analyses

F Keck, M Couton, F Altermatt - Molecular Ecology Resources, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Assessment of biodiversity using metabarcoding data, such as from bulk or environmental
DNA sampling, is becoming increasingly relevant in ecology, biodiversity sciences and …

Cross-ocean patterns and processes in fish biodiversity on coral reefs through the lens of eDNA metabarcoding

L Mathon, V Marques, D Mouillot… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Increasing speed and magnitude of global change threaten the world's biodiversity and
particularly coral reef fishes. A better understanding of large-scale patterns and processes …

[HTML][HTML] Methodology for fish biodiversity monitoring with environmental DNA metabarcoding: The primers, databases and bioinformatic pipelines

F **ong, L Shu, H Zeng, X Gan, S He, Z Peng - Water Biology and Security, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) originates from cellular material shed by organisms into aquatic
or terrestrial environments and can be sampled and monitored using metabarcoding …

Environmental DNA metabarcoding reveals and unpacks a biodiversity conservation paradox in Mediterranean marine reserves

E Boulanger, N Loiseau, A Valentini… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Although we are currently experiencing worldwide biodiversity loss, local species richness
does not always decline under anthropogenic pressure. This conservation paradox may …

Combining environmental DNA and visual surveys can inform conservation planning for coral reefs

D Muenzel, A Bani, M De Brauwer… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has the potential to revolutionize conservation
planning by providing spatially and taxonomically comprehensive data on biodiversity and …

How many replicates to accurately estimate fish biodiversity using environmental DNA on coral reefs?

S Stauffer, M Jucker, T Keggin, V Marques… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying fish species diversity in rich tropical marine environments remains challenging.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a promising tool to face this challenge …

Use of environmental DNA in assessment of fish functional and phylogenetic diversity

V Marques, P Castagné, A Polanco… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing the impact of global changes and protection effectiveness is a key step in
monitoring marine fishes. Most traditional census methods are demanding or destructive …

General principles for assignments of communities from eDNA: Open versus closed taxonomic databases

RC Blackman, JC Walser, L Rüber… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metabarcoding of environmental DNA (eDNA) is a powerful tool for describing biodiversity,
such as finding keystone species or detecting invasive species in environmental samples …