Ecosystems monitoring powered by environmental genomics: a review of current strategies with an implementation roadmap

T Cordier, L Alonso‐Sáez… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A decade after environmental scientists integrated high‐throughput sequencing
technologies in their toolbox, the genomics‐based monitoring of anthropogenic impacts on …

Important contribution of macroalgae to oceanic carbon sequestration

A Ortega, NR Geraldi, I Alam, AA Kamau… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The role of macroalgae in Blue Carbon assessments has been controversial, partially due to
uncertainties about the fate of exported macroalgae. Available evidence suggests that …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental (e) RNA advances the reliability of eDNA by predicting its age

NT Marshall, HA Vanderploeg, SR Chaganti - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis has advanced conservation biology and biodiversity
management. However, accurate estimation of age and origin of eDNA is complicated by …

[HTML][HTML] eDNA metabarcoding as a biomonitoring tool for marine protected areas

Z Gold, J Sprague, DJ Kushner, E Zerecero Marin… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Monitoring of marine protected areas (MPAs) is critical for marine ecosystem management,
yet current protocols rely on SCUBA-based visual surveys that are costly and time …

Release and degradation of environmental DNA and RNA in a marine system

SA Wood, L Biessy, JL Latchford, A Zaiko… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, there has been growing interest in the analysis of environmental DNA
(eDNA) to infer the presence of organisms in aquatic environments. The efficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond biodiversity: Can environmental DNA (eDNA) cut it as a population genetics tool?

CIM Adams, M Knapp, NJ Gemmell, GJ Jeunen… - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Population genetic data underpin many studies of behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary
processes in wild populations and contribute to effective conservation management …

[HTML][HTML] eDNA in subterranean ecosystems: Applications, technical aspects, and future prospects

M Saccò, MT Guzik, M van der Heyde, P Nevill… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Monitoring of biota is pivotal for the assessment and conservation of ecosystems.
Environments worldwide are being continuously and increasingly exposed to multiple …

Environmental DNA provides quantitative estimates of Pacific hake abundance and distribution in the open ocean

AO Shelton, A Ramón-Laca, A Wells… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
All species inevitably leave genetic traces in their environments, and the resulting
environmental DNA (eDNA) reflects the species present in a given habitat. It remains …

Systematic review and meta‐analysis: Water type and temperature affect environmental DNA decay

PD Lamb, VG Fonseca, DL Maxwell… - Molecular Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has been used in a variety of ecological studies and
management applications. The rate at which eDNA decays has been widely studied but at …

Maximizing fish detection with eDNA metabarcoding

C Bessey, SN Jarman, O Berry, YS Olsen… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fish biodiversity can be measured by capturing and then sequencing free DNA present in
water. Such environmental DNA (eDNA) methods offer an effective, noninvasive tool for …