Aquatic macroinvertebrates, including many aquatic insect orders, are a diverse and
ecologically relevant organismal group yet they are strongly affected by anthropogenic …

Assessment of biodiversity using metabarcoding data, such as from bulk or environmental
DNA sampling, is becoming increasingly relevant in ecology, biodiversity sciences and …

The types and intensification of land use in the watershed affect the living organisms in
aquatic ecosystems differently; this impact will also vary according to temporal and spatial …

Despite being the most important source of liquid freshwater on the planet, groundwater is
severely threatened by climate change, agriculture, or industrial mining. It is thus extensively …

Molecular techniques using DNA retrieved from community or environmental samples, in
particular environmental DNA (eDNA), are becoming increasingly popular for detecting …

Metabarcoding of environmental DNA (eDNA) is a powerful tool for describing biodiversity,
such as finding keystone species or detecting invasive species in environmental samples …

The world's largest rivers are home to diverse, endemic, and threatened fish species.
However, their sheer sizes make large-scale biomonitoring challenging. While …

The current advances of environmental DNA (eDNA) bring profound changes to ecological
monitoring and provide unique insights on the biological diversity of ecosystems. The very …

Simple Summary Environmental DNA metabarcoding (eDNA) has strong potential in the
assessment of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. The incompleteness of DNA barcode …

Phytoplankton is a key biological group used to assess the ecological status of lakes. The
classical monitoring approach relies on microscopic identification and counting of …