The analysis of food webs and their dynamics facilitates understanding of the mechanistic
processes behind community ecology and ecosystem functions. Having accurate techniques …

DNA barcoding is a technique for identifying organisms based on a short, standardized
fragment of genomic DNA. The standardized sequence region is called a DNA barcode …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) refers to DNA that can be extracted from environmental
samples (such as soil, water, feces, or air) without the prior isolation of any target organism …

Critical knowledge gaps about environmental fate and unintentional effects of currently used
pesticides (CUPs) hamper the understanding and mitigation of their global impacts on …

Diet analysis is a prerequisite to fully understand the biology of a species and the
functioning of ecosystems. For carnivores, traditional diet analyses mostly rely upon the …

Multiplex PCR is a valuable tool in many biological studies but it is a multifaceted procedure
that has to be planned and optimised thoroughly to achieve robust and meaningful results …

Food webs in agricultural systems are complex and trophic linkages are difficult to track
using conventional methodologies. Here, we review three alternative approaches that allow …

Assuring future food productivity and security will require that better use is made of pest
regulation provided by naturally occurring ecological services. However, empirical evidence …

Predicting whether a predator is capable of affecting the dynamics of a prey species in the
field implies the analysis of the complete diet of the predator, not simply rates of predation on …

Diet analysis is a vital tool for understanding trophic interactions and is frequently used to
inform conservation and management. Molecular approaches can identify diet items that are …