Environmental DNA as an emerging tool in botanical research

MD Johnson, JR Freeland, L Parducci… - American journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past quarter century, environmental DNA (eDNA) has been ascendant as a tool to
detect, measure, and monitor biodiversity (species and communities), as a means of …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne environmental DNA for terrestrial vertebrate community monitoring

C Lynggaard, MF Bertelsen, CV Jensen, MS Johnson… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Biodiversity monitoring at the community scale is a critical element of assessing and
studying species distributions, ecology, diversity, and movements, and it is key to …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring biodiversity from DNA in the air

EL Clare, CK Economou, FJ Bennett, CE Dyer… - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
The crisis of declining biodiversity 1 exceeds our current ability to monitor changes in
ecosystems. Rapid terrestrial biomonitoring approaches are essential to quantify the causes …

Airborne environmental DNA metabarcoding detects more diversity, with less sampling effort, than a traditional plant community survey

MD Johnson, M Fokar, RD Cox, MA Barnes - BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Airborne environmental DNA (eDNA) research is an emerging field
that focuses on the detection of species from their genetic remnants in the air. The majority of …

Answers blowing in the wind: Detection of birds, mammals, and amphibians with airborne environmental DNA in a natural environment over a yearlong survey

MD Johnson, MA Barnes, NR Garrett… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) from passively collected airborne dust has
demonstrated broad success for sensitive and robust detection of plants. Recent …

Accumulation and diversity of airborne, eukaryotic environmental DNA

MJ Klepke, EE Sigsgaard, MR Jensen… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is increasingly being implemented as a non‐
invasive and efficient approach for biodiversity research and monitoring across ecosystems …

AirDNA sampler: An efficient and simple device enabling high-yield, high-quality airborne environment DNA for metagenomic applications

P Harnpicharnchai, P Pumkaeo, P Siriarchawatana… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Analyzing temporal and spatial distributions of airborne particles of biological origins is vital
for the assessment and monitoring of air quality, especially with regard to public health …

Macrobial airborne environmental DNA analysis: A review of progress, challenges, and recommendations for an emerging application

M Johnson, MA Barnes - Molecular ecology resources, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the context of looming global biodiversity loss, effective species detection represents a
critical concern for ecological research and management. Environmental DNA (eDNA) …

Temporal variability of temperature, precipitation, drought, and their potential influence on horizontal visibility over Saudi Arabia

SH Alhathloul, AA Khan, AK Mishra - Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Changes in the hydrological cycle alter the meteorological variables trend over
time, leading to higher extreme events. In this study, the spatial and temporal variability of …

Storms facilitate airborne DNA from leaf fragments outside the main tree pollen season

M Hanson, G Petch, B Adams-Groom, TB Ottosen… - Aerobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Bioaerosols are useful indicators of plant phenology and can demonstrate the impacts of
climate change on both local and regional scales (eg pollen monitoring/flowering …