[HTML][HTML] Environmental DNA metabarcoding for benthic monitoring: A review of sediment sampling and DNA extraction methods

J Pawlowski, K Bruce, K Panksep, FI Aguirre… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding (parallel sequencing of DNA/RNA for
identification of whole communities within a targeted group) is revolutionizing the field of …

[HTML][HTML] Towards the optimization of eDNA/eRNA sampling technologies for marine biosecurity surveillance

HA Bowers, X Pochon, U von Ammon, N Gemmell… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The field of eDNA is growing exponentially in response to the need for detecting rare and
invasive species for management and conservation decisions. Developing technologies and …

[HTML][HTML] Eukaryotic biodiversity and spatial patterns in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone and other abyssal regions: Insights from sediment DNA and RNA metabarcoding

F Lejzerowicz, AJ Gooday… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The abyssal seafloor is a mosaic of highly diverse habitats that represent the least known
marine ecosystems on Earth. Some regions enriched in natural resources, such as …

Microbial community structure in hadal sediments: high similarity along trench axes and strong changes along redox gradients

C Schauberger, RN Glud, B Hausmann… - The ISME …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Hadal trench sediments are hotspots of biogeochemical activity in the deep sea, but the
biogeochemical and ecological factors that shape benthic hadal microbial communities …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative environmental RNA and DNA metabarcoding analysis of river algae and arthropods for ecological surveys and water quality assessment

K Miyata, Y Inoue, Y Amano, T Nishioka, T Nagaike… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is widely used for species analysis, while the
use of environmental RNA (eRNA) metabarcoding is more limited. We conducted …

Environmental nucleic acids: A field‐based comparison for monitoring freshwater habitats using eDNA and eRNA

JE Littlefair, MD Rennie… - Molecular Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nucleic acids released by organisms and isolated from environmental substrates are
increasingly being used for molecular biomonitoring. While environmental DNA (eDNA) has …

[HTML][HTML] DNA metabarcoding methods for the study of marine benthic meiofauna: A review

R Gielings, M Fais, D Fontaneto, S Creer… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Meiofaunal animals, roughly between 0.045 and 1 mm in size, are ubiquitous and
ecologically important inhabitants of benthic marine ecosystems. Their high species …

Aquatic islands in the sky: 100 years of research on water‐filled tree holes

JS Petermann, MM Gossner - Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Water‐filled tree holes are unique ecosystems that may occur high up in tree crowns and are
essentially aquatic islands in the sky. Insect larvae, mesofauna, and other organisms …

Persistence and degradation dynamics of eDNA affected by environmental factors in aquatic ecosystems

C Joseph, ME Faiq, Z Li, G Chen - Hydrobiologia, 2022 - Springer
Anthropogenic disturbance in natural environments may cause unfavorable habitat
conditions in which old species are lost, or new species are introduced. These interventions …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating eDNA for use within marine environmental impact assessments

S Hinz, J Coston-Guarini, M Marnane… - Journal of Marine …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this review, the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) within Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) is evaluated. EIA documents provide information required by regulators to …