Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in ecology and conservation: opportunities, challenges and prospects

KC Beng, RT Corlett - Biodiversity and conservation, 2020 - Springer
Conserving biodiversity in the face of ever-increasing human pressure is hampered by our
lack of basic information on species occurrence, distribution, abundance, habitat …

Beyond biodiversity: Can environmental DNA (eDNA) cut it as a population genetics tool?

CIM Adams, M Knapp, NJ Gemmell, GJ Jeunen… - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Population genetic data underpin many studies of behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary
processes in wild populations and contribute to effective conservation management …

Passive eDNA collection enhances aquatic biodiversity analysis

C Bessey, S Neil Jarman, T Simpson, H Miller… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a sensitive and widely used approach for
species detection and biodiversity assessment. The most common eDNA collection method …

Advancing the protection of marine life through genomics

MJH Van Oppen, MA Coleman - PLoS Biology, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The rapid growth in genomic techniques provides the potential to transform how we protect,
manage, and conserve marine life. Further, solutions to boost the resilience of marine …

Soil and phytomicrobiome for plant disease suppression and management under climate change: A review

W Chen, D Modi, A Picot - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The phytomicrobiome plays a crucial role in soil and ecosystem health, encompassing both
beneficial members providing critical ecosystem goods and services and pathogens …

One size does not fit all: Tuning eDNA protocols for high‐and low‐turbidity water sampling

G Kumar, E Farrell, AM Reaume, JA Eble… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Findings from eDNA metabarcoding are strongly influenced by experimental approach, yet
the effect of pre‐PCR sample processing on taxon detection and estimates of biodiversity …

Comparing eDNA metabarcoding primers for assessing fish communities in a biodiverse estuary

G Kumar, AM Reaume, E Farrell, MR Gaither - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Metabarcoding of environmental DNA is increasingly used for biodiversity assessments in
aquatic communities. The efficiency and outcome of these efforts are dependent upon either …

Bioinformatic pipelines combining denoising and clustering tools allow for more comprehensive prokaryotic and eukaryotic metabarcoding

MI Brandt, B Trouche, L Quintric… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA metabarcoding is a powerful tool for studying biodiversity. However,
bioinformatic approaches need to adjust to the diversity of taxonomic compartments targeted …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in agricultural systems: Current uses, limitations and future prospects

JH Kestel, DL Field, PW Bateman, NE White… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global food production, food supply chains and food security are increasingly stressed by
human population growth and loss of arable land, becoming more vulnerable to …

Read counts from environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reflect fish abundance and biomass in drained ponds

C Di Muri, LL Handley, CW Bean, J Li, G Peirson… - Biorxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The sampling of environmental DNA (eDNA) coupled with cost-efficient and ever-advancing
sequencing technology is propelling changes in biodiversity monitoring within aquatic …