Vast global declines of freshwater and marine fish diversity and population abundance pose
serious threats to both ecosystem sustainability and human livelihoods. Environmental DNA …

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

Background The recent blooming of metabarcoding applications to biodiversity studies
comes with some relevant methodological debates. One such issue concerns the treatment …

A pattern of increasing species richness from the poles to the equator is frequently observed
in many animal taxa. Ecological limits, determined by the abiotic conditions and biotic …

Quantifying coral reef biodiversity is challenging for cryptofauna and organisms in early life
stages. We demonstrate the utility of eDNA metabarcoding as a tool for comprehensively …

Coral reefs are among the richest marine ecosystems on Earth, but there remains much
diversity hidden within cavities of complex reef structures awaiting discovery. While the …

The ability to gather genetic information using DNA metabarcoding of bulk samples obtained
directly from the environment is crucial to determine biodiversity baselines and understand …

Monitoring biodiversity is essential to protect, preserve and restore ecosystems, particularly
in the context of current challenges such as climate change, habitat destruction and …

We review the current knowledge of the biodiversity of the ocean as well as the levels of
decline and threat for species and habitats. The lack of understanding of the distribution of …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses are powerful for describing marine biodiversity but
must be optimized for their effective use in routine monitoring. To maximize eDNA detection …