Fishing for fish environmental DNA: Ecological applications, methodological considerations, surveying designs, and ways forward

M Yao, S Zhang, Q Lu, X Chen, SY Zhang… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vast global declines of freshwater and marine fish diversity and population abundance pose
serious threats to both ecosystem sustainability and human livelihoods. Environmental DNA …

Utilizing the state of environmental DNA (eDNA) to incorporate time-scale information into eDNA analysis

TS Jo - Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis allows cost-effective and non-destructive
biomonitoring with a high detection sensitivity in terrestrial and aquatic environments …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) removal rates in streams differ by particle size under varying substrate and light conditions

ED Snyder, JL Tank, PFP Brandão-Dias, K Bibby… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) as a sampling tool offers insights into the detection of
invasive and/or rare aquatic species and enables biodiversity assessment without traditional …

Assessing the performance and efficiency of environmental DNA/RNA capture methodologies under controlled experimental conditions

A Zaiko, U von Ammon, J Stuart… - Methods in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Growing interest and affordability of environmental DNA and RNA (eDNA and eRNA)
approaches for biodiversity assessments and monitoring of complex ecosystems have led to …

Metabarcoding read abundances of orchid mycorrhizal fungi are correlated to copy numbers estimated using ddPCR

D Wang, KB Trimbos, SIF Gomes… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying the abundances of fungi is key to understanding natural variation in mycorrhizal
communities in relation to plant ecophysiology and environmental heterogeneity. High …

Environmental DNA methylation of Lymnaea stagnalis varies with age and is hypermethylated compared to tissue DNA

B Zhao, PM van Bodegom… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) approaches contributing to species identifications are quickly
becoming the new norm in biomonitoring and ecosystem assessments. Yet, information …

Playing “hide and seek” with the Mediterranean monk seal: a citizen science dataset reveals its distribution from molecular traces (eDNA)

E Valsecchi, G Tavecchia, G Boldrocchi, E Coppola… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Animal conservation relies on assessing the distribution and habitat use of species, but for
endangered/elusive animals this can prove difficult. The Monk Seal, Monachus monachus …

Particle size influences decay rates of environmental DNA in aquatic systems

PFP Brandão‐Dias, DMC Hallack… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a powerful tool for remote detection of target
organisms. However, obtaining quantitative and longitudinal information from eDNA data is …

Suspended materials affect particle size distribution and removal of environmental DNA in flowing waters

PFP Brandão-Dias, JL Tank, ED Snyder… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Environmental DNA (eDNA) in aquatic systems is a complex mixture that includes dissolved
DNA, intracellular DNA, and particle-adsorbed DNA. Information about the various …

Bacterial abundance and pH associate with eDNA degradation in water from various aquatic ecosystems in a laboratory setting

B Zhao, PM van Bodegom, KB Trimbos - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has been widely used in biomonitoring and has major
advantages compared to traditional methods such as counting observations. However, the …