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 (eDNA): Powerful technique for biodiversity conservation

A Sahu, N Kumar, CP Singh, M Singh - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA metabarcoding is a non-invasive method for discovering and identifying
rare and endangered species in a variety of ecosystems, including aquatic environments …

Methodology of fish eDNA and its applications in ecology and environment

S Wang, Z Yan, B Hänfling, X Zheng, P Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fish environmental DNA (eDNA) studies have made substantial progress during the past
decade, and significant advances in monitoring fishes have been gained by taking …

Passive eDNA collection enhances aquatic biodiversity analysis

C Bessey, S Neil Jarman, T Simpson, H Miller… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a sensitive and widely used approach for
species detection and biodiversity assessment. The most common eDNA collection method …

The current state of eDNA research in freshwater ecosystems: are we shifting from the developmental phase to standard application in biomonitoring?

T Schenekar - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has seen a massive increase in application in freshwater
systems with a concurrent growth in protocol developments and a drive to gain a better …

Integrating eDNA metabarcoding and simultaneous underwater visual surveys to describe complex fish communities in a marine biodiversity hotspot

T Valdivia‐Carrillo, A Rocha‐Olivares… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Marine biodiversity can be surveyed using underwater visual censuses and recently with
eDNA metabarcoding. Although a promising tool, eDNA studies have shown contrasting …

Quantitative monitoring of diverse fish communities on a large scale combining eDNA metabarcoding and qPCR

D Pont, P Meulenbroek, V Bammer… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is an effective method for studying fish
communities but allows only an estimation of relative species abundance (density/biomass) …

Biodiversity assessment across a dynamic riverine system: A comparison of eDNA metabarcoding versus traditional fish surveying methods

J Hallam, EL Clare, JI Jones, JJ Day - Environmental DNA, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While many studies have considered the ability of eDNA to assess animal communities in
lacustrine settings, fewer have considered riverine systems, particularly those spanning the …

Calibrating environmental DNA metabarcoding to conventional surveys for measuring fish species richness

ME McElroy, TL Dressler, GC Titcomb… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The ability to properly identify species present in a landscape is foundational to ecology and
essential for natural resource management and conservation. However, many species are …

Current status and topical issues on the use of eDNA-based targeted detection of rare animal species

S Duarte, L Simões, FO Costa - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Animal detection through DNA present in environmental samples (eDNA) is a valuable tool
for detecting rare species, that are difficult to observe and monitor. eDNA-based tools are …