Studies of host‐associated microbes are critical for advancing our understanding of ecology
and evolution across diverse taxa and ecosystems. Nematode worms are ubiquitous across …

Human impact on marine benthic communities has traditionally been assessed using visible
morphological traits and has focused on the macrobenthos, whereas the ecologically …

Microscopic organisms are often overlooked in traditional diversity assessments due to the
difficulty of identifying them based on morphology. Metabarcoding is a method for rapidly …

Marine sediments cover 70% of the Earth's surface, and harbour diverse bacterial
communities critical for marine biogeochemical processes, which affect climate change …

Vertical zonation within estuarine ecosystems can strongly influence microbial diversity and
function by regulating competition, predation, and environmental stability. The degree to …

Marine community diversity surveys require a reliable assessment to estimate ecosystem
functions and their dynamics. For these, non‐invasive environmental DNA (eDNA) …

Metabarcoding is a method that combines high-throughput DNA sequencing and DNA-
based identification. Previously, this method has been successfully used to target spatial …

Nutrient loading is a major threat to estuaries and coastal environments worldwide,
therefore, it is critical that we have good monitoring tools to detect early signs of degradation …

As global exploitation of available resources increases, operations extend towards sensitive
and previously protected ecosystems. It is important to monitor such areas in order to detect …

Abstract Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) in the Gulf of Maine is a
historic fishing ground renowned for remarkable productivity. Biodiversity conservation is a …