Emerging technologies revolutionise insect ecology and monitoring
Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth, but their small size and high diversity
have always made them challenging to study. Recent technological advances have the …
have always made them challenging to study. Recent technological advances have the …
Best practices in metabarcoding of fungi: from experimental design to results
The development of high‐throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies has greatly improved
our capacity to identify fungi and unveil their ecological roles across a variety of ecosystems …
our capacity to identify fungi and unveil their ecological roles across a variety of ecosystems …
To denoise or to cluster, that is not the question: optimizing pipelines for COI metabarcoding and metaphylogeography
Background The recent blooming of metabarcoding applications to biodiversity studies
comes with some relevant methodological debates. One such issue concerns the treatment …
comes with some relevant methodological debates. One such issue concerns the treatment …
Environmental DNA metabarcoding serves as a promising method for aquatic species monitoring and management: A review focused on its workflow, applications …
M Zhang, Y Zou, S **ao, J Hou - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine and freshwater biodiversity is under threat from both natural and manmade causes.
Biological monitoring is currently a top priority for biodiversity protection. Given present …
Biological monitoring is currently a top priority for biodiversity protection. Given present …
Metabarcoding reveals high‐resolution biogeographical and metaphylogeographical patterns through marine barriers
Aim It has been predicted that there should be concordance between biogeographical and
phylogeographical processes structuring multi‐species regional assemblages. We …
phylogeographical processes structuring multi‐species regional assemblages. We …
DNA metabarcoding reveals differences in distribution patterns and ecological preferences among genetic variants within some key freshwater diatom species
Our study evaluates differences in the distribution and ecology of genetic variants within
several ecologically important diatom species that are also key for Water Framework …
several ecologically important diatom species that are also key for Water Framework …
Estimating the genetic diversity of Pacific salmon and trout using multigene eDNA metabarcoding
Genetic diversity underpins species conservation and management goals, and ultimately
determines a species' ability to adapt. Using freshwater environmental DNA (eDNA) …
determines a species' ability to adapt. Using freshwater environmental DNA (eDNA) …
Community metabarcoding reveals the relative role of environmental filtering and spatial processes in metacommunity dynamics of soil microarthropods across a …
Disentangling the relative role of environmental filtering and spatial processes in driving
metacommunity structure across mountainous regions remains challenging, as the way we …
metacommunity structure across mountainous regions remains challenging, as the way we …
Seasonal turnover in community composition of stream‐associated macroinvertebrates inferred from freshwater environmental DNA metabarcoding
Macroinvertebrate communities are crucial for biodiversity monitoring and assessment of
ecological status in stream ecosystems. However, traditional monitoring approaches require …
ecological status in stream ecosystems. However, traditional monitoring approaches require …
Existing approaches and future directions to link macroecology, macroevolution and conservation prioritization
Due to increasing human transformation of virtually all habitats on Earth, setting global
priorities for conservation is essential. The emerging disciplines of macroecology and …
priorities for conservation is essential. The emerging disciplines of macroecology and …