[HTML][HTML] Aquatic environmental DNA: A review of the macro-organismal biomonitoring revolution

M Takahashi, M Saccò, JH Kestel, G Nester… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is the fastest growing biomonitoring tool fuelled by two key
features: time efficiency and sensitivity. Technological advancements allow rapid …

Measuring the state of aquatic environments using eDNA—upscaling spatial resolution of biotic indices

RC Blackman, L Carraro, F Keck… - … Transactions of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Aquatic macroinvertebrates, including many aquatic insect orders, are a diverse and
ecologically relevant organismal group yet they are strongly affected by anthropogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing microscopy and DNA metabarcoding techniques for identifying cyanobacteria assemblages across hundreds of lakes

PW MacKeigan, RE Garner, MÈ Monchamp, DA Walsh… - Harmful Algae, 2022 - Elsevier
Accurately identifying the species present in an ecosystem is vital to lake managers and
successful bioassessment programs. This is particularly important when monitoring …

Best practice guidelines for environmental DNA biomonitoring in Australia and New Zealand

M De Brauwer, LJ Clarke, A Chariton… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA)‐based methods are increasingly used by government agencies
to detect pests and threatened species, and for broader biodiversity monitoring. Given rapid …

eDNA metabarcoding enriches traditional trawl survey data for monitoring biodiversity in the marine environment

X He, NW Jeffery, RRE Stanley… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Marine Protected Areas require comprehensive monitoring to ensure objectives are
achieved; however, monitoring natural ecosystems at scale is challenged by the biodiversity …

Importance of eDNA taphonomy and sediment provenance for robust ecological inference: Insights from interfacial geochemistry

KK Sand, S Jelavić, KH Kjær, A Prohaska - Environmental DNA, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Retrieval of modern and ancient environmental DNA (eDNA) from sediments has
revolutionized our ability to study past and present ecosystems. Little emphasis has been …

[HTML][HTML] Using environmental DNA metabarcoding to monitor fish communities in small rivers and large brooks: Insights on the spatial scale of information

C Van Driessche, T Everts, S Neyrinck… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Monitoring fish communities is central to the evaluation of ecological health of rivers. Both
presence/absence of fish species and their relative quantity in local fish assemblages are …

A new flow path: eDNA connecting hydrology and biology

DR URycki, AA Kirtane, R Aronoff… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has revolutionized ecological research, particularly for
biodiversity assessment in various environments, most notably aquatic media …

Combining eDNA and morphological approaches to reveal the impacts of long-term discharges of shale gas wastewaters on receiving waters

S Zhou, Z Li, S Peng, D Zhang, W Li, M Hong, X Li… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The potential threats of shale gas wastewater discharges to receiving waters is of great
concern. In this study, chemical analyses and biomonitoring were performed three times in a …

[HTML][HTML] A taxonomy-free diatom eDNA-based technique for assessing lake trophic level using lake sediments

R Gregersen, JK Pearman, J Atalah, S Waters… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic eutrophication is one of the most pressing issues facing lakes globally. Our
ability to manage lake eutrophication is hampered by the limited spatial and temporal …