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 …

Environmental DNA metabarcoding: A novel method for biodiversity monitoring of marine fish communities

M Miya - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is genetic material that has been shed from macroorganisms. It
has received increased attention as an indirect marker for biodiversity monitoring. This …

Comparing eDNA metabarcoding primers for assessing fish communities in a biodiverse estuary

G Kumar, AM Reaume, E Farrell, MR Gaither - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Metabarcoding of environmental DNA is increasingly used for biodiversity assessments in
aquatic communities. The efficiency and outcome of these efforts are dependent upon either …

[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 …

Small changes make big progress: A more efficient eDNA monitoring method for freshwater fish

J Yang, L Zhang, Y Mu, X Zhang - Environmental DNA, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive and accurate assessments of fish composition and diversity are essential
for understanding fish ecology and resource management. Traditional fish surveys generally …

Evaluating five primer pairs for environmental DNA metabarcoding of Central European fish species based on mock communities

TH Macher, R Schütz, A Yildiz… - Metabarcoding and …, 2023 - avesis.ankara.edu.tr
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has become a powerful tool for examining fish
communities. Prior to the introduction of eDNA-based assessments into regulatory …

[HTML][HTML] Unraveling fish diversity and assembly patterns in a temperate river: Evidence from environmental DNA metabarcoding and morphological data

Y Shi, S Wang, X Lin, H Li, A Li, J Fan - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
The loss of freshwater biodiversity has drawn greater attention to fish diversity and
community assembly patterns. However, traditional survey methods, such as ground cages …

[HTML][HTML] Unsupervised biological integrity assessment by eDNA biomonitoring of multi-trophic aquatic taxa

J Yang, L Zhang, Y Mu, J Wang, H Yu, X Zhang - Environment International, 2023 - Elsevier
The biological integrity of global freshwater ecosystems is threatened by ever-increasing
environmental stressors due to increased human activities, such as land-use change …

eDNA metabarcoding from aquatic biofilms allows studying spatial and temporal fluctuations of fish communities from Lake Geneva

SF Rivera, V Vasselon, A Bouchez… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fish communities are now studied non‐invasively using environmental DNA (eDNA)
recovered from water samples. The objective of this study is to evaluate the possibility of …

Using environmental DNA to investigate avian interactions with flowering plants

KA Jønsson, EE Thomassen, B Iova, K Sam… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Animal pollination is an important and highly valued ecosystem function and the role of birds
as pollinators is increasingly acknowledged. However, such interactions can be challenging …