Extraction and identification of DNA from an environmental sample has proven noteworthy
recently in detecting and monitoring not only common species, but also those that are …

DNA barcoding has transformed the fields of ecology, evolution, and conservation by
providing a rapid and effective tool for species identification. The growth of DNA barcodes as …

Advances in DNA sequencing technology have revolutionized the field of molecular analysis
of trophic interactions, and it is now possible to recover counts of food DNA sequences from …

Niche partitioning facilitates species coexistence in a world of limited resources, thereby
enriching biodiversity. For decades, biologists have sought to understand how diverse …

Metabarcoding of environmental samples on second‐generation sequencing platforms has
rapidly become a valuable tool for ecological studies. A fundamental assumption of this …

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

Fine‐scale estimation of trophic interactions is an important subject in the field of ecology.
Diet analysis based on fecal DNA metabarcoding has been accepted as a noninvasive …

Although it is generally agreed that the Arctic flora is among the youngest and least diverse
on Earth, the processes that shaped it are poorly understood. Here we present 50 thousand …

Since 2005, advances in next‐generation sequencing technologies have revolutionized
biological science. The analysis of environmental DNA through the use of specific gene …

DNA metabarcoding is an increasingly popular method to characterize and quantify
biodiversity in environmental samples. Metabarcoding approaches simultaneously amplify a …