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 …

Simple Summary The innovative concept of environmental DNA has found its foot in aquatic
ecosystems but remains an unexplored area of research concerning terrestrial ecosystems …

Ecological restoration has a paradigm of re‐establishing 'indigenous reference'communities.
One resulting concern is that focussing on target communities may not necessarily create …

Biological surveys based on visual identification of the biota are challenging, expensive and
time consuming, yet crucial for effective biomonitoring. DNA metabarcoding is a rapidly …

The ecological restoration of ecosystem services and biodiversity is a key intervention used
to reverse the impacts of anthropogenic activities such as mining. Assessment of the …

Biodiversity is declining at alarming rates worldwide and large-scale monitoring is urgently
needed to understand changes and their drivers. While classical taxonomic identification of …

Degraded areas are often restored through active revegetation; however, recolonization by
animals is rarely engineered. Recolonization may be rapid for species with strong dispersal …

Prey spectra (the number and composition of captured arthropods) represent a crucial
aspect of carnivorous plant ecology, yet remain poorly studied. Traditional morphology …

Invertebrates are important for restoration processes as they are key drivers of many
landscape‐scale ecosystem functions; including pollination, nutrient cycling and soil …

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 …