[HTML][HTML] Environmental DNA metabarcoding for benthic monitoring: A review of sediment sampling and DNA extraction methods

J Pawlowski, K Bruce, K Panksep, FI Aguirre… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding (parallel sequencing of DNA/RNA for
identification of whole communities within a targeted group) is revolutionizing the field of …

Advantages and limitations of environmental DNA/RNA tools for marine biosecurity: management and surveillance of non-indigenous species

A Zaiko, X Pochon, E Garcia-Vazquez… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
To enable successful management of marine bioinvasions, timely and robust scientific
advice is required. This knowledge should inform managers and stakeholders on the …

Brief report: intestinal dysbiosis in ankylosing spondylitis

ME Costello, F Ciccia, D Willner… - Arthritis & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a common, highly heritable immune‐mediated
arthropathy that occurs in genetically susceptible individuals exposed to an unknown but …

The FOBIMO (FOraminiferal BIo-MOnitoring) initiative—Towards a standardised protocol for soft-bottom benthic foraminiferal monitoring studies

J Schönfeld, E Alve, E Geslin, F Jorissen… - Marine …, 2012 - Elsevier
The European Community Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) was established to
provide guidelines for monitoring the quality of marine ecosystems. Monitoring the status of …

The estuarine quality paradox, environmental homeostasis and the difficulty of detecting anthropogenic stress in naturally stressed areas

M Elliott, V Quintino - Marine pollution bulletin, 2007 - Elsevier
Estuaries have long been regarded as environmentally naturally stressed areas because of
the high degree of variability in their physico-chemical characteristics, for example oxygen …

Using historical data, expert judgement and multivariate analysis in assessing reference conditions and benthic ecological status, according to the European Water …

I Muxika, Á Borja, J Bald - Marine pollution bulletin, 2007 - Elsevier
The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) establishes a framework for the protection
and improvement of estuarine and coastal waters, trying to achieve 'good surface water …

A new methodology based on littoral community cartography dominated by macroalgae for the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive

E Ballesteros, X Torras, S Pinedo, M García… - Marine pollution …, 2007 - Elsevier
Macroalgae is a biological key element for the assessment of the ecological status in coastal
waters in the frame of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EC). Here …

Developing Foram-AMBI for biomonitoring in the Mediterranean: Species assignments to ecological categories

F Jorissen, MP Nardelli, A Almogi-Labin… - Marine …, 2018 - Elsevier
Most environmental bio-monitoring methods using the species composition of marine faunas
define the Ecological Quality Status of soft bottom ecosystems based on the relative …

Assessing the environmental quality status in estuarine and coastal systems: comparing methodologies and indices

A Borja, DM Dauer - Ecological indicators, 2008 - Elsevier
Increasingly on a worldwide scale, legislation has been adopted to determine the ecological
integrity of surface waters including streams, rivers, lakes, estuaries and coastal waters. An …

Paradox of estuarine quality: benthic indicators and indices, consensus or debate for the future

JC Dauvin - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2007 - Elsevier
The European Water Framework Directive will have instituted the concept of Ecological
Quality Status (EQS) as a way to assess the biological quality of water masses. The EQS will …