Meta‐analysis supports further refinement of eDNA for monitoring aquatic species‐specific abundance in nature

MC Yates, DJ Fraser, AM Derry - Environmental DNA, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The use of eDNA to detect the presence/absence of rare or invasive species is well
documented and its use in biodiversity monitoring is expanding. Preliminary laboratory …

Meta-analysis reveals artificial reefs can be effective tools for fish community enhancement but are not one-size-fits-all

AB Paxton, KW Shertzer, NM Bacheler… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Approaches toward habitat conservation and restoration often include supplementing or
enhancing existing, degraded, or lost natural habitats. In aquatic environments, a popular …

Rubisco deactivation and chloroplast electron transport rates co-limit photosynthesis above optimal leaf temperature in terrestrial plants

AP Scafaro, BC Posch, JR Evans, GD Farquhar… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Net photosynthetic CO2 assimilation rate (A n) decreases at leaf temperatures above a
relatively mild optimum (T opt) in most higher plants. This decline is often attributed to …

Genetic effects of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation on remnant animal and plant populations: A meta‐analysis

DR Schlaepfer, B Braschler, HP Rusterholz… - Ecosphere, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss and fragmentation are among the biggest threats to biodiversity. Anthropogenic
habitat fragmentation leads to small and isolated remnant plant and animal populations. The …

The relationship between eDNA particle concentration and organism abundance in nature is strengthened by allometric scaling

MC Yates, DM Glaser, JR Post, ME Cristescu… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Organism abundance is a critical parameter in ecology, but its estimation is often
challenging. Approaches utilizing eDNA to indirectly estimate abundance have recently …

Reproducible, flexible and high‐throughput data extraction from primary literature: The metaDigitise r package

JL Pick, S Nakagawa… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Research synthesis, such as comparative and meta‐analyses, requires the extraction of
effect sizes from primary literature, which are commonly calculated from descriptive statistics …

Meta‐analyses of environmental DNA downstream transport and deposition in relation to hydrogeography in riverine environments

T Jo, H Yamanaka - Freshwater Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a promising tool to monitor species distribution and
abundance in aquatic ecosystems. These estimates can be biased in lotic environments by …

Worldwide impacts of landscape anthropization on mosquito abundance and diversity: A meta‐analysis

A Perrin, O Glaizot, P Christe - Global Change Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, the emergence and resurgence of vector‐borne diseases have been well
documented worldwide, especially in tropical regions where protection and defense tools for …

A plant–microbe interaction framework explaining nutrient effects on primary production

P Čapek, S Manzoni, E Kaštovská, B Wild… - Nature ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
In most terrestrial ecosystems, plant growth is limited by nitrogen and phosphorus. Adding
either nutrient to soil usually affects primary production, but their effects can be positive or …

Modeling the Inactivation of Viruses from the Coronaviridae Family in Response to Temperature and Relative Humidity in Suspensions or on Surfaces

L Guillier, S Martin-Latil, E Chaix… - Applied and …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Temperature and relative humidity are major factors determining virus inactivation in the
environment. This article reviews inactivation data regarding coronaviruses on surfaces and …