Translating genomic advances into biodiversity conservation

CJ Hogg - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
A key action of the new Global Biodiversity Framework is the maintenance of genetic
diversity in all species to safeguard their adaptive potential. To achieve this goal, a …

Genomic tools in biological invasions: Current state and future Frontiers

A McGaughran, MK Dhami, E Parvizi… - Genome biology and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Human activities are accelerating rates of biological invasions and climate-driven range
expansions globally, yet we understand little of how genomic processes facilitate the …

Best practice guidelines for environmental DNA biomonitoring in Australia and New Zealand

M De Brauwer, LJ Clarke, A Chariton… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA)‐based methods are increasingly used by government agencies
to detect pests and threatened species, and for broader biodiversity monitoring. Given rapid …

New and rapid visual detection assay for Trogoderma granarium everts based on recombinase polymerase amplification and CRISPR/Cas12a

L Zeng, S Zheng, V Stejskal, G Opit… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium Everts), one of the most important
quarantine pests globally, is capable of causing severe infestation and huge economic loss …

Developing Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assays for rapid, presumptive DNA detection of an invasive reptile (Boa constrictor)

N Deliveyne, JJ Austin, P Cassey - Wildlife Research, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Wildlife trade is a prominent pathway for invasive species introductions into novel
environments. Deliberate or accidental release of exotic pets can result in the establishment …

eDNA for monitoring and conserving terrestrial arthropods: Insights from a systematic map and barcode repositories assessments

C Leandro, P Jay‐Robert… - Insect Conservation and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, environmental DNA (eDNA) assays have become an essential tool to
investigate species presence with samples from the environment instead of collected …

Metabarcoding advances agricultural invertebrate biomonitoring by enhancing resolution, increasing throughput and facilitating network inference

BSJ Hawthorne, JP Cuff, LE Collins… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biomonitoring of agriculturally important insects is increasingly vital given our need to
understand:(a) the severity of impacts by pests and pathogens on crop yield and health and …

Environmental DNA–RNA dynamics provide insights for effective monitoring of marine invasive species

M Scriver, U von Ammon, X Pochon… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Environmental DNA and RNA (eDNA/eRNA) can serve as molecular tools for
biodiversity monitoring and biosecurity surveillance. However, uncertainties still exist …

 Shining a LAMP on the applications of isothermal amplification for monitoring environmental biosecurity

N Deliveyne, JM Young, JJ Austin, P Cassey - 2023 - digital.library.adelaide.edu.au
Environmental biosecurity risks associated with the transnational wildlife trade include the
loss of biodiversity, threats to public health, and the proliferation of invasive alien species. To …

An expert-driven framework for applying eDNA tools to improve biosecurity in the Antarctic

LJ Clarke, JD Shaw, L Suter, J Atalah… - Management of …, 2023 - eprints.qut.edu.au
Signatories to the Antarctic Treaty System's Environmental Protocol are committed to
preventing incursions of non-native species into Antarctica, but systematic surveillance is …