Assessment of ecological status for the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) is
based on “Biological Quality Elements”(BQEs), namely phytoplankton, benthic flora, benthic …

A decade after environmental scientists integrated high‐throughput sequencing
technologies in their toolbox, the genomics‐based monitoring of anthropogenic impacts on …

Metabarcoding can rapidly determine the species composition of bulk samples and thus
aids biodiversity and ecosystem assessment. However, it is essential to use primer sets that …

Metabarcoding of complex metazoan communities is increasingly being used to measure
biodiversity in terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, revolutionizing our ability to …

Genomics is fast becoming a routine tool in medical diagnostics and cutting-edge
biotechnologies. Yet, its use for environmental biomonitoring is still considered a futuristic …

Aquatic biomonitoring has become an essential task in Europe and many other regions as a
consequence of strong anthropogenic pressures affecting the health of lakes, rivers, oceans …

Environmental DNA metabarcoding is a powerful tool for studying biodiversity. However,
bioinformatic approaches need to adjust to the diversity of taxonomic compartments targeted …

Although metabarcoding is a well-established tool for describing diversity of pelagic
communities, its quantitative value is still controversial, with poor correlations previously …

Freshwater ecosystems harbor a vast diversity of micro-eukaryotes (rotifers, crustaceans and
protists), and such diverse taxonomic groups play important roles in ecosystem functioning …

Metazoan metabarcoding is emerging as an essential strategy for inventorying biodiversity,
with diverse projects currently generating massive quantities of community-level data. The …