Biodiversity assessment underpins our understanding of ecosystems and determines
environmental management decisions on resource use and conservation priorities …

Traditional environmental monitoring techniques are well suited to resolving acute exposure
effects but lack resolution in determining subtle shifts in ecosystem functions resulting from …

Benthic macroinvertebrates are among the most used biological quality elements for
assessing the condition of all types of aquatic ecosystems worldwide (ie, fresh water …

Background Effective biodiversity monitoring is fundamental in tracking changes in
ecosystems as it relates to commercial, recreational, and conservation interests. Current …

Our understanding of marine communities and their functions in an ecosystem relies on the
ability to detect and monitor species distributions and abundances. Currently, the use of …

Developing large‐scale monitoring strategies for marine habitats with appropriate temporal
and spatial resolution is challenging logistically and economically. We compare potential …

Environmental (e) DNA metabarcoding holds great promise for biomonitoring and
ecotoxicological applications. However, few studies have compared the performance of …

Current advancements in environmental RNA (eRNA) exploit its relatively fast turnover rate
relative to environmental DNA (eDNA) to assess 'metabolically active'or temporally/spatially …

Resource partitioning is a mechanism for niche differentiation which can facilitate
coexistence of species at local scales. Insights into resource use and niche differentiation of …

The health of coastal marine environments is severely declining with global changes.
Proxies, such as those based on microeukaryote communities, can record biodiversity and …