Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in ecology and conservation: opportunities, challenges and prospects
KC Beng, RT Corlett - Biodiversity and conservation, 2020 - Springer
Conserving biodiversity in the face of ever-increasing human pressure is hampered by our
lack of basic information on species occurrence, distribution, abundance, habitat …
lack of basic information on species occurrence, distribution, abundance, habitat …
Pest suppression by bats and management strategies to favour it: a global review
C Tuneu‐Corral, X Puig‐Montserrat… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fighting insect pests is a major challenge for agriculture worldwide, and biological control
and integrated pest management constitute well‐recognised, cost‐effective ways to prevent …
and integrated pest management constitute well‐recognised, cost‐effective ways to prevent …
RESCRIPt: Reproducible sequence taxonomy reference database management
Nucleotide sequence and taxonomy reference databases are critical resources for
widespread applications including marker-gene and metagenome sequencing for …
widespread applications including marker-gene and metagenome sequencing for …
Counting with DNA in metabarcoding studies: How should we convert sequence reads to dietary data?
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 …
of trophic interactions, and it is now possible to recover counts of food DNA sequences from …
An assessment of minimum sequence copy thresholds for identifying and reducing the prevalence of artefacts in dietary metabarcoding data
LE Drake, JP Cuff, RE Young… - Methods in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Metabarcoding provides a powerful tool for investigating biodiversity and trophic
interactions, but the high sensitivity of this methodology makes it vulnerable to errors …
interactions, but the high sensitivity of this methodology makes it vulnerable to errors …
DNA metabarcoding in diet studies: Unveiling ecological aspects in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
Effective conservation of species and ecosystems requires the understanding of important
ecological traits, such as dietary habits, food webs, and trophic niches. In diet studies, the …
ecological traits, such as dietary habits, food webs, and trophic niches. In diet studies, the …
Validation of COI metabarcoding primers for terrestrial arthropods
Metabarcoding can rapidly determine the species composition of bulk samples and thus
aids biodiversity and ecosystem assessment. However, it is essential to use primer sets that …
aids biodiversity and ecosystem assessment. However, it is essential to use primer sets that …
Non-biological synthetic spike-in controls and the AMPtk software pipeline improve mycobiome data
High-throughput amplicon sequencing (HTAS) of conserved DNA regions is a powerful
technique to characterize microbial communities. Recently, spike-in mock communities have …
technique to characterize microbial communities. Recently, spike-in mock communities have …
Overcoming the pitfalls of merging dietary metabarcoding into ecological networks
The construction of increasingly detailed species interaction networks is extending the
potential applications of network ecology, providing an opportunity to understand complex …
potential applications of network ecology, providing an opportunity to understand complex …
Is the metabarcoding ripe enough to be applied to the authentication of foodstuff of animal origin? A systematic review
A Giusti, C Malloggi, G Magagna… - … Reviews in Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Food authentication using molecular techniques is of great importance to fight food fraud.
Metabarcoding, based on the next‐generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, allowing …
Metabarcoding, based on the next‐generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, allowing …