Microbial, holobiont, and Tree of Life eDNA/eRNA for enhanced ecological assessment

LSJ Cook, AG Briscoe, VG Fonseca, J Boenigk… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
Microbial environmental DNA and RNA (collectively 'eNA') originate from a diverse and
abundant array of microbes present in environmental samples. These eNA signals, largely …

[HTML][HTML] From land to sea: Environmental DNA is correlated with long-term water quality indicators in an urbanized estuary

AT Downie, WW Bennett, S Wilkinson, M de Bruyn… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Estuaries provide critical ecosystem services, and yet are increasingly under threat from
urbanization. Non-invasive approaches to monitor biodiversity resident to or migrating …

[HTML][HTML] Tree of life metabarcoding can serve as a biotic benchmark for shifting baselines in urbanized estuaries

JD DiBattista, AM Fowler, TC Shalders… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urbanization of estuaries drastically changed existing shorelines and bathymetric contours,
in turn modifying habitat for marine foundational species that host critical biodiversity. And …