Fishing for fish environmental DNA: Ecological applications, methodological considerations, surveying designs, and ways forward

M Yao, S Zhang, Q Lu, X Chen, SY Zhang… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vast global declines of freshwater and marine fish diversity and population abundance pose
serious threats to both ecosystem sustainability and human livelihoods. Environmental DNA …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in agricultural systems: Current uses, limitations and future prospects

JH Kestel, DL Field, PW Bateman, NE White… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global food production, food supply chains and food security are increasingly stressed by
human population growth and loss of arable land, becoming more vulnerable to …

Environmental DNA captures native and non-native fish community variations across the lentic and lotic systems of a megacity

S Zhang, Y Zheng, A Zhan, C Dong, J Zhao, M Yao - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Globally, urbanization poses a major threat to terrestrial biodiversity, yet its impact on fish
diversity is poorly understood, mainly because of surveying difficulties. In this study …

Comparing eDNA metabarcoding primers for assessing fish communities in a biodiverse estuary

G Kumar, AM Reaume, E Farrell, MR Gaither - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Metabarcoding of environmental DNA is increasingly used for biodiversity assessments in
aquatic communities. The efficiency and outcome of these efforts are dependent upon either …

Comparing the performance of 12S mitochondrial primers for fish environmental DNA across ecosystems

A Polanco F, E Richards, B Flück, A Valentini… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Through the development of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, in situ monitoring
of organisms is becoming easier and promises a revolution in our approaches to detect …

Use of environmental DNA in assessment of fish functional and phylogenetic diversity

V Marques, P Castagné, A Polanco… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing the impact of global changes and protection effectiveness is a key step in
monitoring marine fishes. Most traditional census methods are demanding or destructive …

General principles for assignments of communities from eDNA: Open versus closed taxonomic databases

RC Blackman, JC Walser, L Rüber… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metabarcoding of environmental DNA (eDNA) is a powerful tool for describing biodiversity,
such as finding keystone species or detecting invasive species in environmental samples …

Harnessing eDNA metabarcoding to investigate fish community composition and its seasonal changes in the Oslo fjord

CO Carvalho, W Gromstad, M Dunthorn, HE Karlsen… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In the face of global ecosystem changes driven by anthropogenic activities, effective
biomonitoring strategies are crucial for mitigating impacts on vulnerable aquatic habitats …

The critical role of natural history museums in advancing eDNA for biodiversity studies: a case study with Amazonian fishes

CD de Santana, LR Parenti, CB Dillman… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Ichthyological surveys have traditionally been conducted using whole-specimen, capture-
based sampling with varied but conventional fishing gear. Recently, environmental DNA …

Fish eDNA detections in ports mirror fishing fleet activities and highlight the spread of non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean Sea

G Aglieri, F Quattrocchi, S Mariani, C Baillie… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gathering comprehensive marine biodiversity data can be difficult, costly and time
consuming, preventing adequate knowledge of diversity patterns in many areas worldwide …