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 …

[HTML][HTML] Insects as bioindicator: A hidden gem for environmental monitoring

S Chowdhury, VK Dubey, S Choudhury… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Environmental contamination research has been quite interesting in bioindicators recently.
The basic objective of bioindicator research is to find species that can reliably detect …

[HTML][HTML] Soil health and arthropods: From complex system to worthwhile investigation

C Menta, S Remelli - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
The dramatic increase in soil degradation in the last few decades has led to the need to
identify methods to define not only soil quality but also, in a holistic approach, soil health. In …

A revised Red List of British butterflies

R Fox, EB Dennis, AF Brown… - Insect Conservation and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Regular reassessment of extinction risk is critical to prioritise conservation action during the
current period of rapid, anthropogenic biodiversity change. Butterflies are a flagship group …

Agrochemical treatments as a source of heavy metals and rare earth elements in agricultural soils and bioaccumulation in ground beetles

A Naccarato, A Tassone, F Cavaliere, R Elliani… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The continuous and extensive application of agrochemicals leads to the accumulation of
heavy metals (HMs) and rare earth elements (REEs) in agricultural soils and their transfer in …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect subterranean and aquatic invasive species: a critical review on the challenges and limitations of eDNA …

ST Rishan, RJ Kline, MS Rahman - Environmental Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The world is struggling to solve a devastating biodiversity loss that not only affects the
extinction of treasured species and irreplaceable genetic variation, but also jeopardizes the …

Dung beetles as indicators of tropical forest restoration success: is it possible to recover species and functional diversity?

LD Audino, J Louzada, L Comita - Biological Conservation, 2014 - Elsevier
Tropical forest restoration is becoming increasingly more applied to offset biodiversity loss
and maintain ecosystem processes, but knowledge about its efficacy is still limited. We …

Ecological indicators for assessing ecological success of forest restoration: a world review

P Gatica‐Saavedra, C Echeverría… - Restoration …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Restoration is increasingly being used to reverse degradation and destruction of forest
ecosystems. With increasing investment in restoration, there is an urgent need to develop …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in agricultural systems: Current uses, limitations and future prospects

JH Kestel, DL Field, PW Bateman, NE White… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global food production, food supply chains and food security are increasingly stressed by
human population growth and loss of arable land, becoming more vulnerable to …

[HTML][HTML] Breakpoints in butterfly decline in Central Europe over the last century

JC Habel, T Schmitt, P Gros, W Ulrich - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent studies indicated severe decline of insect diversity and abundance across major
parts of Central Europe. Theoretical studies showed that the drivers behind biodiversity loss …