Assessing mesopelagic fish diversity and diel vertical migration with environmental DNA

AF Govindarajan, JK Llopiz, PE Caiger… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mesopelagic fishes are an important component of the world's oceans in terms of their
abundance, biomass, and ecosystem function. These fishes are important contributors to the …

Comparing eDNA metabarcoding and conventional pelagic netting to inform biodiversity monitoring in deep ocean environments

D Cote, B McClenaghan, J Desforges… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The performance of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has rarely been evaluated
against conventional sampling methods in deep ocean mesopelagic environments. We …

Using low volume eDNA methods to sample pelagic marine animal assemblages

ME Dan, EJ Portner, JS Bowman, BX Semmens… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an increasingly useful method for detecting pelagic animals
in the ocean but typically requires large water volumes to sample diverse assemblages …

Geographical patterns of mesozooplankton functional diversity in the northwestern Pacific

R Ge, H Chen, T Chen, Y Zang, W Wang… - Progress in …, 2024 - Elsevier
To better understand how communities response to environmental change and how
biodiversity affects ecosystem function, it is essential to quantify the functional diversity of …

Streamlining large-scale oceanic biomonitoring using passive eDNA samplers integrated into vessel's continuous pump underway seawater systems

GJ Jeunen, S Mills, S Mariani, J Treece… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Passive samplers are enabling the scaling of environmental DNA (eDNA) biomonitoring in
our oceans, by circumventing the time-consuming process of water filtration. Designing a …

Conventional net tow versus environmental DNA for metabarcoding-based analysis of plankton-environment interactions in polluted aquatic ecosystems

X Du, W Xiong, S Li, A Zhan - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Human societal development has caused rapid degradation of freshwater ecosystems,
resulting in significant biodiversity decline globally. The conservation of aquatic ecosystems …

[HTML][HTML] COI metabarcoding better reveals the seasonal variations in the zooplankton community in the western Pacific Warm Pool

Y Feng, D Sun, Q Shao, C Fang, C Wang - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
The environment of the western Pacific Warm Pool is considered to be pronouncedly
uniform and stable compared with other tropical ocean environments. Knowledge of the …

Investigating pelagic biodiversity and gelatinous zooplankton communities in the rapidly changing European Arctic: An eDNA metabarcoding survey

A Murray, T Priest, A Antich, WJ von Appen… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fram Strait, the gateway between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, is undergoing major
climate change‐induced physical and biological transformations. In particular, rapid …

Long-distance Southern Ocean environmental DNA (eDNA) transect provides insights into spatial marine biota and invasion pathways for non-native species

G Nester, L Suter, J Kitchener, M Bunce… - Authorea …, 2023 - essopenarchive.org
The Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica harbours some of the most pristine marine
environments remaining, but is increasingly vulnerable to anthropogenic pressures, climate …

[PDF][PDF] Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a Tool for Zooplankton Assessment: A Review

MS Islam, M Mashrafi, NJ Zinia, FH Prapti, MA Alsad - researchgate.net
This review examines the methodology, difficulties, and potential uses of Environmental
DNA (eDNA) as a tool for zooplankton evaluation. A promising method for quick, affordable …