Monitoring of biota is pivotal for the assessment and conservation of ecosystems.
Environments worldwide are being continuously and increasingly exposed to multiple …

Simple Summary The innovative concept of environmental DNA has found its foot in aquatic
ecosystems but remains an unexplored area of research concerning terrestrial ecosystems …

Novel methods for species detection based on collection of environmental DNA (eDNA) are
not only important in biodiversity assessment in a scientific context, but are also increasingly …

We used non-invasive real-time genomic approaches to monitor one of the last surviving
populations of the critically endangered kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus). We first established …

Disentangling the relative role of environmental filtering and spatial processes in driving
metacommunity structure across mountainous regions remains challenging, as the way we …

 Abstract DNA barcoding has become the most popular approach for species identification in
recent years. As part of the German Barcode of Life project, the first DNA barcode library for …

In the past decade, environmental DNA (eDNA) assays have become an essential tool to
investigate species presence with samples from the environment instead of collected …

Woody plant encroachment affects dry grasslands globally. To predict changes in
biodiversity and ecosystem processes, it is important to understand how this process affects …

Simple Summary We investigated the trophic ecology of the Golden Alpine salamander
(Salamandra atra aurorae), a rare and endemic amphibian found in a mixed temperate …

Subterranean environments host a substantial amount of biodiversity, however assessing
the distribution of species living underground is still extremely challenging. Environmental …