Metabarcoding of DNA extracted from environmental or bulk specimen samples is
increasingly used to profile biota in basic and applied biodiversity research because of its …

Traditional environmental biomonitoring approaches have limitations in terms of species
detectability and their capacity to account for spatial and temporal variation. Furthermore, as …

Over the last two decades, the use of DNA barcodes has transformed our ability to identify
and assess life on our planet. Both strengths and weaknesses of the method have been …

Benthic macroinvertebrates are among the most used biological quality elements for
assessing the condition of all types of aquatic ecosystems worldwide (ie, fresh water …

Due to a high number of specialized species and unique environmental conditions, alpine
spring ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to environmental change and human impact …

Macroinvertebrate assemblages are the most common bioindicators used for stream
biomonitoring, yet the standard approach exhibits several time‐consuming steps, including …

Biodiversity monitoring increasingly relies on molecular methods such as eDNA
metabarcoding. However, sound applications have so far been only established for a limited …

The microbial community structure of sediments in the Bahe River Basin, China was studied
using a high-throughput sequencing platform and PCR amplification to investigate the …

Extensive global glacial retreats are threatening cryosphere ecosystem functioning and the
associated biota in glacier-fed water systems. Understanding multi-group biodiversity …

With increased application of DNA metabarcoding in biodiversity assessment, various
laboratory protocols have been optimized, and their further evaluation is subject of current …