Compact and automated eDNA sampler for in situ monitoring of marine environments

A Hendricks, CM Mackie, E Luy, C Sonnichsen… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to monitor biodiversity in aquatic environments is
becoming an efficient and cost-effective alternative to other methods such as visual and …

Quantitative monitoring of diverse fish communities on a large scale combining eDNA metabarcoding and qPCR

D Pont, P Meulenbroek, V Bammer… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is an effective method for studying fish
communities but allows only an estimation of relative species abundance (density/biomass) …

Experimental assessment of downstream environmental DNA patterns under variable fish biomass and river discharge rates

C Van Driessche, T Everts, S Neyrinck… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) methods toward implementation as a cost‐
effective, nonlethal tool for fish biomonitoring in lotic environments requires insights on the …

A manager's guide to using eDNA metabarcoding in marine ecosystems

Z Gold, AR Wall, TM Schweizer, ND Pentcheff, EE Curd… - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a powerful tool that can enhance marine
ecosystem/biodiversity monitoring programs. Here we outline five important steps managers …

Practical eDNA sampling methods inferred from particle size distribution and comparison of capture techniques for a Critically Endangered elasmobranch

MK Cooper, C Villacorta‐Rath, D Burrows… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods are increasingly applied in the marine environment to
identify species and community structure. To establish widely applicable eDNA techniques …

[HTML][HTML] Using environmental DNA metabarcoding to monitor fish communities in small rivers and large brooks: Insights on the spatial scale of information

C Van Driessche, T Everts, S Neyrinck… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Monitoring fish communities is central to the evaluation of ecological health of rivers. Both
presence/absence of fish species and their relative quantity in local fish assemblages are …

Merging two eDNA metabarcoding approaches and citizen‐science‐based sampling to facilitate fish community monitoring along vast Sub‐Saharan coastlines

A Burian, K Bruce, E Tovela, J Bakker… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The coastline of Sub‐Saharan Africa hosts highly diverse fish communities of great
conservation value, which are also key resources for local livelihoods. However, many …

Enhancing environmental DNA metabarcoding from marine ecosystems: Impact of filter type, storage method, and storage time on the assessment of fish alpha and …

MR Bizzozzero, F Altermatt, R Cicciarella… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The collection of environmental DNA (eDNA) and subsequent metabarcoding are useful
tools for assessing marine fish biodiversity noninvasively. It is of particular importance to …

Environmental DNA analysis confirms extant populations of the cryptic Irwin's turtle within its historical range

C Villacorta-Rath, T Espinoza, B Cockayne… - BMC Ecology and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Approximately 50% of freshwater turtles worldwide are currently threatened by
habitat loss, rural development and altered stream flows. Paradoxically, reptiles are …

DNA Barcoding of Trichobilharzia (Trematoda: Schistosomatidae) Species and Their Detection in eDNA Water Samples

N Helmer, C Hörweg, H Sattmann, S Reier… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
We designed and tested species-specific PCR primers to detect Trichobilharzia species via
environmental DNA (eDNA) barcoding in selected Austrian water bodies. Tests were …