Environmental DNA (eDNA) is the fastest growing biomonitoring tool fuelled by two key
features: time efficiency and sensitivity. Technological advancements allow rapid …

Aquatic non-indigenous species (NIS) threaten biodiversity, ecosystem functions, and the
economy worldwide. Monitoring NIS is of immediate concern to identify newly arriving …

Microscopic organisms are often overlooked in traditional diversity assessments due to the
difficulty of identifying them based on morphology. Metabarcoding is a method for rapidly …

Marine and freshwater biodiversity is under threat from both natural and manmade causes.
Biological monitoring is currently a top priority for biodiversity protection. Given present …

The rapid urbanization and industrialization of Kuwait and the consequent effluent
discharges into marine environments have resulted in a degradation of water and sediment …

Molecular tools of species identification based on eNAs (environmental nucleic acids;
environmental DNA [eDNA] and environmental RNA [eRNA]) have the potential to greatly …

The health of coastal marine environments is severely declining with global changes.
Proxies, such as those based on microeukaryote communities, can record biodiversity and …

While maritime transport boosts global trade by shipping bulk goods, it raises concerns
about the spread of harmful bacteria via ballast water. Moreover, the dark and cold …

In recent years, the region surrounding Sepetiba Bay (SB; SE Brazil) has become a hub of
intense urban expansion and economic exploitation in response to ore transport and …

Plastic particles are ubiquitous in marine systems and fragment into smaller pieces, such as
nanoplastics (NPs). The effects of NPs on marine organisms are of growing concern but are …