[HTML][HTML] Key factors to consider in the use of environmental DNA metabarcoding to monitor terrestrial ecological restoration

M van der Heyde, M Bunce, P Nevill - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Ecological restoration of terrestrial environments is a globally important process to combat
the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Holistic monitoring of restored biota and …

Native bee habitat restoration: key ecological considerations from recent North American literature

HE Payne, SJ Mazer, KC Seltmann - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Habitat loss is a primary driver of global biodiversity decline, negatively impacting many
species, including native bees. One approach to counteract the consequences of habitat …

DNA metabarcoding uncovers dispersal‐constrained arthropods in a highly fragmented restoration setting

P Contos, H Gibb, S Jellinek, NP Murphy - Restoration Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Degraded areas are often restored through active revegetation; however, recolonization by
animals is rarely engineered. Recolonization may be rapid for species with strong dispersal …

Using surface environmental DNA to assess arthropod biodiversity within a forested ecosystem

MC Allen, JL Lockwood, R Kwait… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Terrestrial arthropods are a diverse taxonomic group of significant ecological and economic
importance. Our ability to understand the diversity that comprises this group is hampered by …

Diverse Host Plants of the First Instars of the Invasive Lycorma delicatula: Insights from eDNA Metabarcoding

C McPherson, A Avanesyan, WO Lamp - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The globalization of human activities, especially in agriculture, has
facilitated the range expansion of insect pests, promoting species invasions in new …

eDNA offers opportunities for improved biodiversity monitoring within forest carbon markets

MC Allen, JL Lockwood, R Ibanez, JD Butler… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Forest-based carbon sequestration projects incentivize reforestation and restoration
activities while offering opportunities to realize co-benefits such as biodiversity conservation …

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 …

Comparing environmental impacts of deep‐seabed and land‐based mining: A defensible framework

A Metaxas, CD Anglin, A Cross, J Drazen… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The crises of climate change and biodiversity loss are interlinked and must be addressed
jointly. A proposed solution for reducing reliance on fossil fuels, and thus mitigating climate …

[HTML][HTML] Natural foraging selection and gut microecology of two subterranean rodents from the Eurasian Steppe in China

Z Shang, K Chen, T Han, F Bu, S Sun, N Zhu, D Man… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Rodents, as the most abundant group of mammals, offer a unique
opportunity to study the relationship between diet and host gut microecology. In this study …

Navigating diversity: primer impact on arthropod recovery in molecular environmental monitoring in tropical Amazon

FV Penner, C Lynggaard, LA Argolo… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The urgent need for effective environmental monitoring amid the escalating
biodiversity crisis has prompted the adoption of molecular techniques like DNA …