Harnessing the omics revolution to address the global biodiversity crisis

LF De León, B Silva, KJ Avilés-Rodríguez… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Human disturbances are driving the current biodiversity crisis.•Fundamental
biodiversity challenges include biodiversity discovery, loss, and preservation.•The omics …

Detecting and analysing intraspecific genetic variation with eDNA: From population genetics to species abundance

KJ Andres, DM Lodge, SA Sethi, J Andrés - Molecular Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Advancements in environmental DNA (eDNA) approaches have allowed for rapid and
efficient species detections in diverse environments. Although most eDNA research is …

Inadvertent human genomic bycatch and intentional capture raise beneficial applications and ethical concerns with environmental DNA

L Whitmore, M McCauley, JA Farrell… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
The field of environmental DNA (eDNA) is advancing rapidly, yet human eDNA applications
remain underutilized and underconsidered. Broader adoption of eDNA analysis will produce …

Current status and topical issues on the use of eDNA-based targeted detection of rare animal species

S Duarte, L Simões, FO Costa - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Animal detection through DNA present in environmental samples (eDNA) is a valuable tool
for detecting rare species, that are difficult to observe and monitor. eDNA-based tools are …

Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions

MMPB Fuentes, E McMichael, CY Kot… - Endangered Species …, 2023 - int-res.com
Sea turtles are an iconic group of marine megafauna that have been exposed to multiple
anthropogenic threats across their different life stages, especially in the past decades. This …

Playing “hide and seek” with the Mediterranean monk seal: a citizen science dataset reveals its distribution from molecular traces (eDNA)

E Valsecchi, G Tavecchia, G Boldrocchi, E Coppola… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Animal conservation relies on assessing the distribution and habitat use of species, but for
endangered/elusive animals this can prove difficult. The Monk Seal, Monachus monachus …

Non-invasive real-time genomic monitoring of the critically endangered kākāpō

L Urban, AK Miller, D Eason, D Vercoe, M Shaffer… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
We used non-invasive real-time genomic approaches to monitor one of the last surviving
populations of the critically endangered kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus). We first established …

Opportunities and inherent limits of using environmental DNA for population genetics

M Couton, F Viard, F Altermatt - Environmental DNA, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular techniques using DNA retrieved from community or environmental samples, in
particular environmental DNA (eDNA), are becoming increasingly popular for detecting …

A novel eDNA approach for rare species monitoring: Application of long-read shotgun sequencing to Lynx rufus soil pawprints

SA Koda, M McCauley, JA Farrell, IJ Duffy… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling is a relatively new technique that has been employed
in biodiversity surveys around the world. Environmental DNA can be an effective, non …

Multicellular species environmental DNA (eDNA) research constrained by overfocus on mitochondrial DNA

M McCauley, SA Koda, S Loesgen, DJ Duffy - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is becoming an established tool across the biological and
medical sciences. Despite the evident successes and wide adoption of eDNA approaches …