[HTML][HTML] The future of biotic indices in the ecogenomic era: Integrating (e) DNA metabarcoding in biological assessment of aquatic ecosystems

J Pawlowski, M Kelly-Quinn, F Altermatt… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems is currently based on various biotic indices that
use the occurrence and/or abundance of selected taxonomic groups to define ecological …

MiFish metabarcoding: a high-throughput approach for simultaneous detection of multiple fish species from environmental DNA and other samples

M Miya, RO Gotoh, T Sado - Fisheries Science, 2020 - Springer
We reviewed the current methodology and practices of the DNA metabarcoding approach
using a universal PCR primer pair MiFish, which co-amplifies a short fragment of fish DNA …

Trends in the detection of aquatic non‐indigenous species across global marine, estuarine and freshwater ecosystems: A 50‐year perspective

SA Bailey, L Brown, ML Campbell… - Diversity and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The introduction of aquatic non‐indigenous species (ANS) has become a major driver
for global changes in species biogeography. We examined spatial patterns and temporal …

[HTML][HTML] Validated inventories of non-indigenous species (NIS) for the Mediterranean Sea as tools for regional policy and patterns of NIS spread

M Galanidi, M Aissi, M Ali, A Bakalem, M Bariche… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
This work presents refined, updated subregional and regional non-indigenous species (NIS)
inventories for the Mediterranean Sea, validated by national and taxonomic experts, with …

The application of eDNA for monitoring aquatic non-indigenous species: practical and policy considerations

VG Fonseca, PI Davison, V Creach, D Stone, D Bass… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aquatic non-indigenous species (NIS) threaten biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and the
economy worldwide. Monitoring NIS is of immediate concern to identify newly arriving …

Historical baselines in marine bioinvasions: Implications for policy and management

H Ojaveer, BS Galil, JT Carlton, H Alleway… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The human-mediated introduction of marine non-indigenous species is a centuries-if not
millennia-old phenomenon, but was only recently acknowledged as a potent driver of …

Adapting metabarcoding-based benthic biomonitoring into routine marine ecological status assessment networks

E Aylagas, Á Borja, I Muxika, N Rodríguez-Ezpeleta - Ecological Indicators, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of genomic approaches to assist with biodiversity estimations is an alternative to
traditional biomonitoring, which is very time-consuming and costly. In response to the high …

Snapshot of rare, exotic and overlooked fish species in the Italian seas: A citizen science survey

F Tiralongo, F Crocetta, E Riginella, AO Lillo… - Journal of Sea …, 2020 - Elsevier
Italy, at the center of the Mediterranean Sea, hosts a high diversity of fishes, but to a certain
extent, this richness remains hidden or poorly known because of rare, cryptic or recently …

Prioritizing marine invasive alien species in the European Union through horizon scanning

K Tsiamis, E Azzurro, M Bariche… - Aquatic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The disproportionately low presence of marine species in the list of invasive alien species
(IAS) of Union concern of the European Union (EU) Regulation 1143/2014 does not fully …

Performance of amplicon and shotgun sequencing for accurate biomass estimation in invertebrate community samples

I Bista, GR Carvalho, M Tang, K Walsh… - Molecular Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
New applications of DNA and RNA sequencing are expanding the field of biodiversity
discovery and ecological monitoring, yet questions remain regarding precision and …