[HTML][HTML] Methodology for fish biodiversity monitoring with environmental DNA metabarcoding: The primers, databases and bioinformatic pipelines

F Xiong, L Shu, H Zeng, X Gan, S He, Z Peng - Water Biology and Security, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) originates from cellular material shed by organisms into aquatic
or terrestrial environments and can be sampled and monitored using metabarcoding …

Navigating the seven challenges of taxonomic reference databases in metabarcoding analyses

F Keck, M Couton, F Altermatt - Molecular Ecology Resources, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Assessment of biodiversity using metabarcoding data, such as from bulk or environmental
DNA sampling, is becoming increasingly relevant in ecology, biodiversity sciences and …

Comparing environmental DNA metabarcoding and underwater visual census to monitor tropical reef fishes

A Polanco Fernández, V Marques, F Fopp… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a revolutionary method to monitor marine
biodiversity from animal DNA traces. Examining the capacity of eDNA to provide accurate …

Benchmarking bioinformatic tools for fast and accurate eDNA metabarcoding species identification

L Mathon, A Valentini, PE Guérin… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bioinformatic analysis of eDNA metabarcoding data is a crucial step toward rigorously
assessing biodiversity. Many programs are now available for each step of the required …

Comparing eDNA metabarcoding primers for assessing fish communities in a biodiverse estuary

G Kumar, AM Reaume, E Farrell, MR Gaither - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Metabarcoding of environmental DNA is increasingly used for biodiversity assessments in
aquatic communities. The efficiency and outcome of these efforts are dependent upon either …

Comparing the performance of 12S mitochondrial primers for fish environmental DNA across ecosystems

A Polanco F, E Richards, B Flück, A Valentini… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Through the development of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, in situ monitoring
of organisms is becoming easier and promises a revolution in our approaches to detect …

Cross-ocean patterns and processes in fish biodiversity on coral reefs through the lens of eDNA metabarcoding

L Mathon, V Marques, D Mouillot… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Increasing speed and magnitude of global change threaten the world's biodiversity and
particularly coral reef fishes. A better understanding of large-scale patterns and processes …

Use of environmental DNA in assessment of fish functional and phylogenetic diversity

V Marques, P Castagné, A Polanco… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing the impact of global changes and protection effectiveness is a key step in
monitoring marine fishes. Most traditional census methods are demanding or destructive …

Be positive: customized reference databases and new, local barcodes balance false taxonomic assignments in metabarcoding studies

F Mugnai, F Costantini, A Chenuil, M Leduc… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background In metabarcoding analyses, the taxonomic assignment is crucial to place
sequencing data in biological and ecological contexts. This fundamental step depends on a …

How many replicates to accurately estimate fish biodiversity using environmental DNA on coral reefs?

S Stauffer, M Jucker, T Keggin, V Marques… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Quantifying fish species diversity in rich tropical marine environments remains challenging.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a promising tool to face this challenge …