Environmental DNA analysis for macro-organisms: species distribution and more

T Minamoto - DNA Research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In an era of severe biodiversity loss, biological monitoring is becoming increasingly
essential. The analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) has emerged as a new approach that …

Monitoring the birds and the bees: Environmental DNA metabarcoding of flowers detects plant–animal interactions

JP Newton, PW Bateman, MJ Heydenrych… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Animal pollinators are vital for the reproduction of~ 90% of flowering plants. However, many
of these pollinating species are experiencing declines globally, making effective pollinator …

Development of novel PCR primer sets for DNA barcoding of aquatic insects, and the discovery of some cryptic species

M Takenaka, K Yano, T Suzuki, K Tojo - Limnology, 2023 - Springer
DNA barcoding is a powerful tool that provides rapid, accurate, and automatable species
identification using standardized genetic region (s), such as for revealing the existence of …

Detection of G. elata using Enzymatic Recombinase Isothermal Amplification and Immunochromatography

Q Ma, T Li, Y Liu, J Chai, Z Xu, A Liu, Y Ma, M Li… - Analytical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this research is to develop two methodologies, Enzymatic
recombinase amplification (ERA) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) coupled with …

[HTML][HTML] From roads to biobanks: Roadkill animals as a valuable source of genetic data

MA Coba-Males, P Medrano-Vizcaíno, S Enríquez… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
To protect biodiversity we must understand its structure and composition including the
bacteria and microparasites associated with wildlife, which may pose risks to human health …

Public attention towards declining global amphibian species

B Yaman, A Van Huynh - Biological Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Amphibians are experiencing the fastest and most widespread population declines of any
vertebrate group. The evaluation of amphibian conservation efforts is essential to …

[HTML][HTML] Heterogeneous preference for biodiversity in Japanese urban blue spaces based on people's nature experiences: Analysis using eDNA and satisfaction data

I Aoshima, R Nakao, T Minamoto, A Ushimaru… - City and Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study focused on rivers as an urban blue space and investigated how urban residents
perceive the biodiversity of rivers around their homes to understand whether people's …

Environmental DNA metabarcoding on aquatic insects: Comparing the primer sets of MtInsects‐16S based on the mtDNA 16S and general marker based on the …

M Takenaka, Y Hasebe, K Yano, S Okamoto… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term biodiversity monitoring is necessary for conservation and management. In such
circumstances, environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys can enable easy and effective …

Validation and development of eDNA metabarcoding primers for comprehensive assessment of Chinese amphibians

D Wu, P Lee, H Chen, F Yan, J Huang, Y He… - Integrative …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has emerged as a powerful, non‐invasive tool
for biodiversity assessments. However, the accuracy and limitations of these assessment …

Considerations of Amphibian Models and Testing Paradigms for Ecological Risk

MS JOHNSON, D PILLARD - Amphibian Species in …, 2023 - books.google.com
Amphibians are an important and diverse class of vertebrates, comprising over 7000
species distributed over numerous landscape features and performing multiple ecological …