Lake sedimentary DNA research on past terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity: Overview and recommendations

E Capo, C Giguet-Covex, A Rouillard, K Nota… - Quaternary, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of lake sedimentary DNA to track the long-term changes in both terrestrial and
aquatic biota is a rapidly advancing field in paleoecological research. Although largely …

Time series and beyond: multifaceted plankton research at a marine Mediterranean LTER site

A Zingone, D D'Alelio, MG Mazzocchi… - Nature …, 2019 - ricerca.ogs.it
Plankton are a pivotal component of the diversity and functioning of coastal marine
ecosystems. A long time-series of observations is the best tool to trace their patterns and …

Ripe for reassessment: A synthesis of available molecular data for the speciose diatom family Bacillariaceae

DG Mann, R Trobajo, S Sato, C Li, A Witkowski… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Bacillariaceae is a very species-rich family of raphid diatoms and includes the large and
taxonomically difficult genus Nitzschia, whose species are often small-celled and finely …

Large scale patterns of marine diatom richness: Drivers and trends in a changing ocean

G Busseni, L Caputi, R Piredda… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Plankton diversity is a pivotal element of marine ecosystem stability and functioning. A
major obstacle in the assessment of diversity is the lack of consistency between patterns …

Geographic characteristics and environmental variables determine the diversities and assembly of the algal communities in interconnected river-lake system

S Wu, Y Dong, T Stoeck, S Wang, H Fan, Y Wang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Algal blooms in lakes are a major hazard worldwide. Although various geographical and
environmental patterns affect algal communities during river-lake transit, a thorough …

DNA metabarcoding reveals differences in distribution patterns and ecological preferences among genetic variants within some key freshwater diatom species

J Pérez-Burillo, R Trobajo, M Leira, F Keck… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Our study evaluates differences in the distribution and ecology of genetic variants within
several ecologically important diatom species that are also key for Water Framework …

Temporal changes of genetic structure and diversity in a marine diatom genus discovered via metabarcoding

MV Ruggiero, WHCF Kooistra, R Piredda… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diatoms' bloom dynamics, with seasonal cycling of waxes and wanes of cell abundance,
imply frequent bottleneck and expansion events that can leave signatures in the genetic …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of exact sequence variants (ESVs) to interpret and assess the impact of agricultural pressure on stream diatom assemblages revealed by DNA …

K Tapolczai, GB Selmeczy, B Szabó, B Viktória… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Land-use imposes an important potential threat on the aquatic ecosystems of riverine
habitats. In this study, DNA metabarcoding was used to assess the effect of land-use on …

Community dynamics of microbial eukaryotes in intertidal mudflats in the hypertidal Bay of Fundy

EI Kalu, A Reyes-Prieto, MA Barbeau - ISME communications, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Protists (microbial eukaryotes) are a critically important but understudied group of
microorganisms. They are ubiquitous, represent most of the genetic and functional diversity …

Assessment of marine benthic diatom communities: insights from a combined morphological–metabarcoding approach in Mediterranean shallow coastal waters

J Pérez-Burillo, G Valoti, A Witkowski, P Prado… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigated the advantages and disadvantages of light microscope (LM)-based
identifications and DNA metabarcoding, based on a 312-bp rbcL marker, for examining …