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 …

Short‐term temporal variation of coastal marine eDNA

MR Jensen, EE Sigsgaard, MP Ávila… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Temporal variation in eDNA signals is increasingly explored for understanding community
ecology in aquatic habitats. Seasonal changes have been addressed using eDNA sampling …

Environmental DNA metabarcoding read numbers and their variability predict species abundance, but weakly in non‐dominant species

J Skelton, A Cauvin, ME Hunter - Environmental DNA, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metabarcoding of environmental DNA (eDNA) provides more comprehensive, efficient, and
non‐invasive sampling of biological communities than conventional methods. However …

Biodiversity assessment across a dynamic riverine system: A comparison of eDNA metabarcoding versus traditional fish surveying methods

J Hallam, EL Clare, JI Jones, JJ Day - Environmental DNA, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While many studies have considered the ability of eDNA to assess animal communities in
lacustrine settings, fewer have considered riverine systems, particularly those spanning the …

Experimental assessment of downstream environmental DNA patterns under variable fish biomass and river discharge rates

C Van Driessche, T Everts, S Neyrinck… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) methods toward implementation as a cost‐
effective, nonlethal tool for fish biomonitoring in lotic environments requires insights on the …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of environmental DNA metabarcoding and bottom trawling for detecting seasonal fish communities and habitat preference in a highly disturbed …

P Jiang, S Zhang, S Xu, P Xiong, Y Cao, Z Chen… - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has been used to study fish diversity in various
aquatic ecosystems. However, studies on fish community structure in estuarine ecosystems …

Fish community shifts along a strong fluvial environmental gradient revealed by eDNA metabarcoding

E García‐Machado, M Laporte… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Large rivers and their estuaries are structurally complex and comprise a diversity of habitats
supporting a rich biodiversity. As a result, identifying and monitoring fish communities using …

Multispecies environmental DNA metabarcoding sheds light on annual coral spawning events

YCA Ip, JJM Chang, KPP Tun, R Meier… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Synchronous multispecific coral spawning generally occurs annually and forms an integral
part of the coral life cycle. Apart from spawning times and species participation, however …

[HTML][HTML] Cage transplant experiment shows weak transport effect on relative abundance of fish community composition as revealed by eDNA metabarcoding

M Laporte, CS Berger, E García-Machado, G Côté… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Protection of freshwater fish diversity is a global conservation priority in face of its alarming
decline in the last decades. A crucial step to protect freshwater fish diversity is the production …

Seeing through sedimented waters: environmental DNA reduces the phantom diversity of sharks and rays in turbid marine habitats

YCA Ip, JJM Chang, KKP Lim, Z Jaafar… - BMC Ecology and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Sharks and rays are some of the most threatened marine taxa due to the high
levels of bycatch and significant demand for meat and fin-related products in many Asian …