Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool for assessing fish biomass: A review of approaches and future considerations for resource surveys

ML Rourke, AM Fowler, JM Hughes… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has revolutionized our ability to identify the presence and
distributions of terrestrial and aquatic organisms. Recent evidence suggests the …

Environmental DNA metabarcoding: Transforming how we survey animal and plant communities

K Deiner, HM Bik, E Mächler, M Seymour… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The genomic revolution has fundamentally changed how we survey biodiversity on earth.
High‐throughput sequencing (“HTS”) platforms now enable the rapid sequencing of DNA …

Environmental DNA reveals quantitative patterns of fish biodiversity in large rivers despite its downstream transportation

D Pont, M Rocle, A Valentini, R Civade, P Jean… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Despite the ecological and societal importance of large rivers, fish sampling remains costly
and limited to specific habitats (eg, river banks). Using an eDNA metabarcoding approach …

Environmental DNA reveals seasonal shifts and potential interactions in a marine community

A Djurhuus, CJ Closek, RP Kelly, KJ Pitz… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis allows the simultaneous examination of organisms
across multiple trophic levels and domains of life, providing critical information about the …

Toward quantitative metabarcoding

AO Shelton, ZJ Gold, AJ Jensen, ED′ Agnese… - Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Amplicon‐sequence data from environmental DNA (eDNA) and microbiome studies provide
important information for ecology, conservation, management, and health. At present …

Understanding PCR processes to draw meaningful conclusions from environmental DNA studies

RP Kelly, AO Shelton, R Gallego - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
As environmental DNA (eDNA) studies have grown in popularity for use in ecological
applications, it has become clear that their results differ in significant ways from those of …

Environmental DNA from seawater samples correlate with trawl catches of subarctic, deepwater fishes

PF Thomsen, PR Møller, EE Sigsgaard, SW Knudsen… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Remote polar and deepwater fish faunas are under pressure from ongoing climate change
and increasing fishing effort. However, these fish communities are difficult to monitor for …

Promises and pitfalls of using high‐throughput sequencing for diet analysis

A Alberdi, O Aizpurua, K Bohmann… - Molecular ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The application of high‐throughput sequencing‐based approaches to DNA extracted from
environmental samples such as gut contents and faeces has become a popular tool for …

Alive and kicking: why dormant soil microorganisms matter

RG Joergensen, F Wichern - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The current review investigates the hypothesis that dormant soil microorganisms are
relevant for microbial processes and community changes. Dormant soil microorganisms are …

Biomonitoring of marine vertebrates in Monterey Bay using eDNA metabarcoding

EA Andruszkiewicz, HA Starks, FP Chavez… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Molecular analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to assess vertebrate
biodiversity in aquatic systems, but limited work has applied eDNA technologies to marine …