Future of DNA-based insect monitoring
Insects are crucial for ecosystem health but climate change and pesticide use are driving
massive insect decline. To mitigate this loss, we need new and effective monitoring …
massive insect decline. To mitigate this loss, we need new and effective monitoring …
Three steps towards comparability and standardization among molecular methods for characterizing insect communities
E Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht… - … Transactions of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Molecular methods are currently some of the best-suited technologies for implementation in
insect monitoring. However, the field is developing rapidly and lacks agreement on …
insect monitoring. However, the field is developing rapidly and lacks agreement on …
Navigating the seven challenges of taxonomic reference databases in metabarcoding analyses
Assessment of biodiversity using metabarcoding data, such as from bulk or environmental
DNA sampling, is becoming increasingly relevant in ecology, biodiversity sciences and …
DNA sampling, is becoming increasingly relevant in ecology, biodiversity sciences and …
Dynamics of species-rich predator–prey networks and seasonal alternations of core species
In nature, entangled webs of predator–prey interactions constitute the backbones of
ecosystems. Uncovering the network architecture of such trophic interactions has been …
ecosystems. Uncovering the network architecture of such trophic interactions has been …
Plant‐derived environmental DNA complements diversity estimates from traditional arthropod monitoring methods but outperforms them detecting plant–arthropod …
Our limited knowledge about the ecological drivers of global arthropod decline highlights the
urgent need for more effective biodiversity monitoring approaches. Monitoring of arthropods …
urgent need for more effective biodiversity monitoring approaches. Monitoring of arthropods …
Global contribution of invertebrates to forest litter decomposition
Forest litter decomposition is an essential component of global carbon and nutrient turnover.
Invertebrates play important roles in litter decomposition, but the regional pattern of their …
Invertebrates play important roles in litter decomposition, but the regional pattern of their …
Arthropods are kin: Operationalizing Indigenous data sovereignty to respectfully utilize genomic data from Indigenous lands
L Hutchins, A Mc Cartney, N Graham… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Indigenous peoples have cultivated biodiverse agroecosystems since time immemorial. The
rise of metagenomics and high‐throughput sequencing technologies in biodiversity studies …
rise of metagenomics and high‐throughput sequencing technologies in biodiversity studies …
eDNA for monitoring and conserving terrestrial arthropods: Insights from a systematic map and barcode repositories assessments
C Leandro, P Jay‐Robert… - Insect Conservation and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, environmental DNA (eDNA) assays have become an essential tool to
investigate species presence with samples from the environment instead of collected …
investigate species presence with samples from the environment instead of collected …
Collective and harmonized high throughput barcoding of insular arthropod biodiversity: Toward a Genomic Observatories Network for islands
Current understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes underlying island
biodiversity is heavily shaped by empirical data from plants and birds, although arthropods …
biodiversity is heavily shaped by empirical data from plants and birds, although arthropods …
Inferring the ecological and evolutionary determinants of community genetic diversity
Understanding the relative contributions of ecological and evolutionary processes to the
structuring of ecological communities is needed to improve our ability to predict how …
structuring of ecological communities is needed to improve our ability to predict how …