[HTML][HTML] Past, present, and future perspectives of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding: A systematic review in methods, monitoring, and applications of global …

KM Ruppert, RJ Kline, MS Rahman - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a novel method of assessing biodiversity
wherein samples are taken from the environment via water, sediment or air from which DNA …

DNA metabarcoding in diet studies: Unveiling ecological aspects in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

LL de Sousa, SM Silva, R Xavier - Environmental DNA, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Effective conservation of species and ecosystems requires the understanding of important
ecological traits, such as dietary habits, food webs, and trophic niches. In diet studies, the …

Counting with DNA in metabarcoding studies: How should we convert sequence reads to dietary data?

BE Deagle, AC Thomas, JC McInnes… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in DNA sequencing technology have revolutionized the field of molecular analysis
of trophic interactions, and it is now possible to recover counts of food DNA sequences from …

Tag jumps illuminated–reducing sequence‐to‐sample misidentifications in metabarcoding studies

IB Schnell, K Bohmann… - Molecular ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Metabarcoding of environmental samples on second‐generation sequencing platforms has
rapidly become a valuable tool for ecological studies. A fundamental assumption of this …

Strategies for sample labelling and library preparation in DNA metabarcoding studies

K Bohmann, V Elbrecht, C Carøe, I Bista… - Molecular Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Metabarcoding of DNA extracted from environmental or bulk specimen samples is
increasingly used to profile biota in basic and applied biodiversity research because of its …

Overcoming the pitfalls of merging dietary metabarcoding into ecological networks

JP Cuff, FM Windsor, MPTG Tercel… - Methods in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The construction of increasingly detailed species interaction networks is extending the
potential applications of network ecology, providing an opportunity to understand complex …

Genetic and genomic monitoring with minimally invasive sampling methods

EL Carroll, MW Bruford, JA DeWoody… - Evolutionary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The decreasing cost and increasing scope and power of emerging genomic technologies
are reshaping the field of molecular ecology. However, many modern genomic approaches …

DNA metabarcoding for diet analysis and biodiversity: A case study using the endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea)

TE Berry, SK Osterrieder, DC Murray… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The analysis of apex predator diet has the ability to deliver valuable insights into ecosystem
health, and the potential impacts a predator might have on commercially relevant species …

[HTML][HTML] From benchtop to desktop: important considerations when designing amplicon sequencing workflows

DC Murray, ML Coghlan, M Bunce - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Amplicon sequencing has been the method of choice in many high-throughput DNA
sequencing (HTS) applications. To date there has been a heavy focus on the means by …

Can metabolic traits explain animal community assembly and functioning?

SJ Brandl, JS Lefcheck, AE Bates… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
All animals on Earth compete for free energy, which is acquired, assimilated, and ultimately
allocated to growth and reproduction. Competition is strongest within communities of …