High-throughput sequencing and morphology perform equally well for benthic monitoring of marine ecosystems
Environmental diversity surveys are crucial for the bioassessment of anthropogenic impacts
on marine ecosystems. Traditional benthic monitoring relying on morphotaxonomic …
on marine ecosystems. Traditional benthic monitoring relying on morphotaxonomic …
DNA metabarcoding for high-throughput monitoring of estuarine macrobenthic communities
Morphology-based profiling of benthic communities has been extensively applied to aquatic
ecosystems' health assessment. However, it remains a low-throughput, and sometimes …
ecosystems' health assessment. However, it remains a low-throughput, and sometimes …
Advances in metabarcoding techniques bring us closer to reliable monitoring of the marine benthos
M Steyaert, V Priestley, O Osborne… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Reliable and accurate biodiversity census methods are essential for monitoring ecosystem
health and assessing potential ecological impacts of future development projects. Although …
health and assessing potential ecological impacts of future development projects. Although …
Benchmarking DNA metabarcoding for biodiversity-based monitoring and assessment
Characterization of biodiversity has been extensively used to confidently monitor and assess
environmental status. Yet, visual morphology, traditionally and widely used for species …
environmental status. Yet, visual morphology, traditionally and widely used for species …
DNA barcoding and metabarcoding of standardized samples reveal patterns of marine benthic diversity
M Leray, N Knowlton - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Documenting the diversity of marine life is challenging because many species are cryptic,
small, and rare, and belong to poorly known groups. New sequencing technologies …
small, and rare, and belong to poorly known groups. New sequencing technologies …
Comparison of markers for the monitoring of freshwater benthic biodiversity through DNA metabarcoding
Metabarcoding of bulk or environmental DNA has great potential for biomonitoring of
freshwater environments. However, successful application of metabarcoding to biodiversity …
freshwater environments. However, successful application of metabarcoding to biodiversity …
DNA extraction replicates improve diversity and compositional dissimilarity in metabarcoding of eukaryotes in marine sediments
Human impact on marine benthic communities has traditionally been assessed using visible
morphological traits and has focused on the macrobenthos, whereas the ecologically …
morphological traits and has focused on the macrobenthos, whereas the ecologically …
Adapting metabarcoding-based benthic biomonitoring into routine marine ecological status assessment networks
The use of genomic approaches to assist with biodiversity estimations is an alternative to
traditional biomonitoring, which is very time-consuming and costly. In response to the high …
traditional biomonitoring, which is very time-consuming and costly. In response to the high …
A comparative analysis of metabarcoding and morphology‐based identification of benthic communities across different regional seas
In a world of declining biodiversity, monitoring is becoming crucial. Molecular methods, such
as metabarcoding, have the potential to rapidly expand our knowledge of biodiversity …
as metabarcoding, have the potential to rapidly expand our knowledge of biodiversity …
Benthic monitoring of oil and gas offshore platforms in the North Sea using environmental DNA metabarcoding
F Mauffrey, T Cordier… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since 2010, considerable efforts have been undertaken to monitor the environmental status
of European marine waters and ensuring the development of methodological standards for …
of European marine waters and ensuring the development of methodological standards for …