Environmental DNA as an emerging tool in botanical research

MD Johnson, JR Freeland, L Parducci… - American journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past quarter century, environmental DNA (eDNA) has been ascendant as a tool to
detect, measure, and monitor biodiversity (species and communities), as a means of …

A critical assessment of the congruency between environmental DNA and palaeoecology for the biodiversity monitoring and palaeoenvironmental reconstruction

S Hassan, Z Khurshid, Sabreena, BS Bali… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present study suggests that standardized methodology, careful site selection, and
stratigraphy are essential for investigating ancient ecosystems in order to evaluate …

Environmental DNA of aquatic macrophytes: The potential for reconstructing past and present vegetation and environments

A Revéret, DP Rijal, PD Heintzman… - Freshwater …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA is increasingly being used to reconstruct past and present biodiversity
including from freshwater ecosystems. Macrophytes are especially good environmental …

Revisiting the effect of PCR replication and sequencing depth on biodiversity metrics in environmental DNA metabarcoding

S Shirazi, RS Meyer, B Shapiro - Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is an increasingly popular tool for measuring
and cataloguing biodiversity. Because the environments and substrates in which DNA is …

Environmental DNA metabarcoding from flowers reveals arthropod pollinators, plant pests, parasites, and potential predator–prey interactions while revealing more …

MD Johnson, AD Katz, MA Davis, S Tetzlaff… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Arthropods can strongly impact ecosystems through pollination, herbivory, predation, and
parasitism. As such, characterizing arthropod biodiversity is vital to understanding …

Plant biodiversity assessment through soil eDNA reflects temporal and local diversity

M Ariza, B Fouks, Q Mauvisseau… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Several studies have shown the potential of eDNA‐based proxies for plant identification, but
little is known about their spatial and temporal resolution. This limits its use for plant …

[PDF][PDF] The future of biodiversity monitoring and conservation utilizing environmental DNA

K Deiner, H Yamanaka… - Environmental …, 2021 - research-collection.ethz.ch
Technology is often looked to as a means to an end. The explosion in use of environmental
DNA (eDNA) for species detection is a great example of a technological discovery that is …

Detection of vertebrates from natural and artificial inland water bodies in a semi‐arid habitat using eDNA from filtered, swept, and sediment samples

R McDonald, PW Bateman, C Cooper… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biomonitoring is vital for establishing baseline data that is needed to identify and quantify
ecological change and to inform management and conservation activities. However …

Developing an eDNA approach for wetland biomonitoring: Insights on technical and conventional approaches

S Bird, P Dutton, S Wilkinson, J Smith… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wetlands are ecologically and culturally significant ecosystems that are experiencing
biodiversity declines globally. Biomonitoring techniques that use environmental DNA …

Molecular assessment of dietary variation in neighbouring primate groups

J Schneider, L Brun, P Taberlet… - Methods in Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Facing rapid environmental changes and anthropogenic habitat destruction, animal
behavioural plasticity becomes an adaptive potential that needs to be considered in …