Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a rapid, non-invasive, cost-efficient biodiversity
monitoring tool with enormous potential to inform aquatic conservation and management …
monitoring tool with enormous potential to inform aquatic conservation and management …
Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology
Five decades ago, a landmark paper in Science titled The Cave Environment heralded
caves as ideal natural experimental laboratories in which to develop and address general …
caves as ideal natural experimental laboratories in which to develop and address general …
Finding answers in the dark: caves as models in ecology fifty years after Poulson and White
S Mammola - Ecography, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The use of semi‐isolated habitats such as oceanic islands, lakes and mountain summits as
model systems has played a crucial role in the development of evolutionary and ecological …
model systems has played a crucial role in the development of evolutionary and ecological …
[HTML][HTML] eDNA in subterranean ecosystems: Applications, technical aspects, and future prospects
Monitoring of biota is pivotal for the assessment and conservation of ecosystems.
Environments worldwide are being continuously and increasingly exposed to multiple …
Environments worldwide are being continuously and increasingly exposed to multiple …
[HTML][HTML] Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect subterranean and aquatic invasive species: a critical review on the challenges and limitations of eDNA …
The world is struggling to solve a devastating biodiversity loss that not only affects the
extinction of treasured species and irreplaceable genetic variation, but also jeopardizes the …
extinction of treasured species and irreplaceable genetic variation, but also jeopardizes the …
Integrating citizen science and environmental DNA metabarcoding to study biodiversity of groundwater amphipods in Switzerland
M Couton, A Studer, S Hürlemann, N Locher… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Groundwater is the physically largest freshwater ecosystem, yet one of the least explored
habitats on earth, both because of accessing difficulties and the scarcity of the organisms …
habitats on earth, both because of accessing difficulties and the scarcity of the organisms …
Development and evaluation of fish eDNA metabarcoding assays facilitate the detection of cryptic seahorse taxa (family: Syngnathidae)
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding methods have demonstrated their potential as
noninvasive techniques for the monitoring and conservation of marine fishes, including rare …
noninvasive techniques for the monitoring and conservation of marine fishes, including rare …
Taxonomic and geographical representation of freshwater environmental DNA research in aquatic conservation
Freshwater macro‐organismic environmental DNA (eDNA) is gaining increasing popularity
in detecting invasive species, assessing community assemblages, and in map** the …
in detecting invasive species, assessing community assemblages, and in map** the …
Collecting eco‐evolutionary data in the dark: Impediments to subterranean research and how to overcome them
Caves and other subterranean habitats fulfill the requirements of experimental model
systems to address general questions in ecology and evolution. Yet, the harsh working …
systems to address general questions in ecology and evolution. Yet, the harsh working …
[HTML][HTML] Mu-DNA: a modular universal DNA extraction method adaptable for a wide range of sample types
Efficient DNA extraction is fundamental to molecular studies. However, commercial kits are
expensive when a large number of samples need to be processed. Here we present a …
expensive when a large number of samples need to be processed. Here we present a …