Environmental DNA studies have proliferated over the last decade, with promising data
describing the diversity of organisms inhabiting aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The …

For the sustainable use of lake ecosystem services—water resources, aquatic habitats for
biodiversity conservation, and aesthetic values as waterfront space—ecosystem health …

Abstract Analysis of environmental DNA is increasingly used to characterize ecological
communities, but the effectiveness of this approach depends on the accuracy of taxonomic …

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas that can be emitted during the biological
treatment of wastewater. In this study, a comparison of the long-term performance …

Metatranscriptomics allows profiling of community mRNA and rRNA transcript abundance
under certain environmental conditions. However, variations in the proportion of RNA …

PCR‐based high‐throughput sequencing has permitted comprehensive resolution analyses
of zooplankton diversity dynamics. However, significant methodological issues still surround …

Growth rate estimation is important to understand the flow of energy and nutrient elements in
an ecosystem, but it has remained challenging, especially on microscopic organisms. In this …

Molecular genetic approaches applied to environmental DNA have great potential for
biodiversity research and ecosystem monitoring. A metagenome is produced via shotgun …

Seasonal fluctuations profoundly affect marine microeukaryotic plankton composition and
metabolism, but accurately tracking these changes has been a long-standing challenge. In …

Human-induced biodiversity loss and changes in community composition are major
challenges of the present time, urgently calling for comprehensive biomonitoring …