Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has gained growing attention as a strategy for
monitoring biodiversity in ecology. However, taxa identifications produced through …

Recent technological advances in the field of genomics offer conservation managers and
practitioners new tools to explore for conservation applications. Many of these tools are well …

Globalization has led to the introduction of thousands of alien species worldwide. With
growing impacts by invasive species, understanding the invasion process remains critical for …

Water diversion has been widely used to address water shortages and security issues.
However, its long-term ecological impacts, particularly on the biodiversity and structure of …

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

Invasive species surveillance programs can utilize environmental DNA sampling and
analysis to provide information on the presence of invasive species. Wider utilization of …

The emerging field of environmental DNA (eDNA) research lacks universal guidelines for
ensuring data produced are FAIR–findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable–despite …

Freshwater biomonitoring programmes routinely sample aquatic macroinvertebrates. These
samples are time‐consuming to collect, as well as challenging and costly to identify reliably …

Emerging infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, continue to pose significant threats to
human beings and their surroundings. In addition, biological warfare, bioterrorism, biological …

Marinas are high-priority targets for marine non-indigenous species (NIS), where they
compose a large portion of the biofouling communities. The practicality of water samples …