[HTML][HTML] DNA barcode reference libraries for the monitoring of aquatic biota in Europe: Gap-analysis and recommendations for future work

H Weigand, AJ Beermann, F Čiampor, FO Costa… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Effective identification of species using short DNA fragments (DNA barcoding and DNA
metabarcoding) requires reliable sequence reference libraries of known taxa. Both …

[HTML][HTML] The future of biotic indices in the ecogenomic era: Integrating (e) DNA metabarcoding in biological assessment of aquatic ecosystems

J Pawlowski, M Kelly-Quinn, F Altermatt… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems is currently based on various biotic indices that
use the occurrence and/or abundance of selected taxonomic groups to define ecological …

Meta‐analysis shows both congruence and complementarity of DNA and eDNA metabarcoding to traditional methods for biological community assessment

F Keck, RC Blackman, R Bossart… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
DNA metabarcoding is increasingly used for the assessment of aquatic communities, and
numerous studies have investigated the consistency of this technique with traditional …

Fishing for fish environmental DNA: Ecological applications, methodological considerations, surveying designs, and ways forward

M Yao, S Zhang, Q Lu, X Chen, SY Zhang… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vast global declines of freshwater and marine fish diversity and population abundance pose
serious threats to both ecosystem sustainability and human livelihoods. Environmental DNA …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding ecological assessment by integrating microorganisms into routine freshwater biomonitoring

M Sagova-Mareckova, J Boenigk, A Bouchez… - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioindication has become an indispensable part of water quality monitoring in most
countries of the world, with the presence and abundance of bioindicator taxa, mostly …

Navigating the seven challenges of taxonomic reference databases in metabarcoding analyses

F Keck, M Couton, F Altermatt - Molecular Ecology Resources, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Assessment of biodiversity using metabarcoding data, such as from bulk or environmental
DNA sampling, is becoming increasingly relevant in ecology, biodiversity sciences and …

Implementation options for DNA-based identification into ecological status assessment under the European Water Framework Directive

D Hering, A Borja, JI Jones, D Pont, P Boets… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Assessment of ecological status for the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) is
based on “Biological Quality Elements”(BQEs), namely phytoplankton, benthic flora, benthic …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a multisensor station for automated biodiversity monitoring

JW Wägele, P Bodesheim, SJ Bourlat, J Denzler… - Basic and Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid changes of the biosphere observed in recent years are caused by both small and
large scale drivers, like shifts in temperature, transformations in land-use, or changes in the …

Improved freshwater macroinvertebrate detection from environmental DNA through minimized nontarget amplification

F Leese, M Sander, D Buchner, V Elbrecht… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
DNA metabarcoding of freshwater communities typically relies on PCR amplification of a
fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene with degenerate primers …

Assessing ecological status with diatoms DNA metabarcoding: Scaling-up on a WFD monitoring network (Mayotte island, France)

V Vasselon, F Rimet, K Tapolczai, A Bouchez - Ecological Indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Diatoms are excellent ecological indicators of water quality because they are broadly
distributed, they show high species diversity and they respond rapidly to human pressures …