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Capture—Incubate—Release: An Animal‐Friendly Approach to Assess Local Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Species Diversity Through Environmental DNA Metabarcoding

Environmental DNA
Metabarcoding of environmental DNA (eDNA) from water samples has become an important tool for aquatic biodiversity assessment because it is minimally invasive, time‐efficient, and generates comprehensive taxa lists.
Mandy Sander, Arne J. Beermann, Dominik Buchner, Martina Weiss, Marie‐Thérése Werner, Florian Leese   +5 more
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Bottom Trawling and Multi‐Marker eDNA Metabarcoding Surveys Reveal Highly Diverse Vertebrate and Crustacean Communities: A Case Study in an Urbanized Subtropical Estuary

Environmental DNA
Estuarine habitats serve as critical feeding and nursery grounds for many aquatic species and support fisheries. However, monitoring these complex ecosystems using conventional trawling methods is destructive, costly, and labor‐intensive.
J. C. Ip, Hai-Xin Loke, S. K. Yiu, Meihong Zhao, Yixuan Li, Yi-Tao Lin, C. How, Jiezhang Mo, Meng Yan, Jinping Cheng, Vincent Chi‐Sing Lai, Leo Lai Chan, Kenneth M.Y. Leung, Jian‐Wen Qiu   +13 more
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PhyloRef: A Semi‐Automated Workflow for eDNA Reference Database Curation via Phylogenetic Anomaly Detection

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.
PhyloRef processes complete mitochondrial genomes with optional multi‐gene concatenation to flag three categories of phylogenetic anomalies based on tree topology and annotates ambiguous sequences with “similar_to=” labels. The workflow successfully curated 7600+ chondrichthyan and actinopterygian sequences from NCBI, identifying and removing 410 ...
Yan Mai, Chenhong Li
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The Effect of Spatio‐Temporal Sampling and Biological Replication on the Detection of Kelp Forest Fish Communities Using eDNA Metabarcoding

Environmental DNA
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding surveys can support the acquisition of extensive biodiversity data to support ecosystem monitoring and conservation actions.
Kira‐Lee Courtaillac, J. Landschoff, Kelvin L. Hull, Sophie von der Heyden   +3 more
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A Dangerous Prey Fish? Brachyspira‐Rich Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Pompano Dolphinfish From Neritic and Deep Waters of the South China Sea

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.
This study reveals an unexpectedly simplified, Brachyspira‐dominated gastrointestinal microbiota in pompano dolphinfish from both neritic and deep‐sea habitats of the South China Sea. Environmental DNA and functional analyses suggest these fish may acquire potential pathogens in anthropogenically influenced coastal waters and transport them offshore ...
Wentao Lu, Xinrui Long, Liang Fang, Hancheng Zhao, Yuezhong Wang, Xunyu Yang, Zhao Zheng, Yijie He, Bo Liang, Zonghang Zhang, Tao Chen, Jianqing Lin, Wenhua Liu   +12 more
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Soil Microbial Functions Indicate Persistent Agricultural Legacies and Potential Alternative States Following Restoration Plantings

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.
Soil microbial functions are key indicators of ecosystem recovery but can be obscured by taxonomic redundancy. Using shotgun metagenomics, we show that while overall functional diversity remains stable across land conditions, functional composition shifts persist in restored soils, particularly in relation to phosphorus metabolism.
Shawn D. Peddle, Christian Cando‐Dumancela, Sofie Costin, Tarryn Davies, Michael P. Doane, Robert A. Edwards, Riley J. Hodgson, Siegfried L. Krauss, Craig Liddicoat, Martin F. Breed   +9 more
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Vertical and horizontal environmental DNA (eDNA) patterns of fish in a shallow and well-mixed North Sea area

Scientific Reports
The integration of eDNA metabarcoding into monitoring programs provides valuable information about fish community structures. Despite the growing body of evidence supporting the method's effectiveness in distinguishing fine-scale eDNA signals, there is a
Nergiz Dukan, Isolde Cornelis, Sara Maes, Kris Hostens, Annelies De Backer, Sofie Derycke   +5 more
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Primer set evaluation and sampling method assessment for the monitoring of fish communities in the North‐western part of the Mediterranean Sea through eDNA metabarcoding

Environmental DNA
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding appears to be a promising tool to survey fish communities. However, the effectiveness of this method relies on primer set performance and on a robust sampling strategy.
Sylvain Roblet, Fabrice Priouzeau, Gilles Gambini, Benoit Dérijard, Cécile Sabourault   +4 more
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A Multi‐Taxa Approach to Estuarine Biomonitoring: Assessing Vertebrate Biodiversity and Ecological Continuity Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding in the Rance River (Brittany, France)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.
We applied eDNA metabarcoding to assess vertebrate diversity in the Rance Estuary, France, across five stations spanning marine to freshwater environments, including areas upstream and downstream of a tidal power plant dam. A total of 124 vertebrate MOTUs were detected, with community composition reflecting the estuarine gradient and species turnover ...
Haderlé Rachel, Carpentier Alexandre, Kervarec Gaël, Lizé Anne, Teichert Nils, Ung Visotheary, Jung Jean‐Luc   +6 more
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eDNA metabarcoding warms up a hotspot of marine biodiversity: revealing underrepresented taxa in visual surveys and historical records from the Gulf of California

Marine Biodiversity
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is revolutionizing biodiversity monitoring, but comparisons against traditional data rarely include long-term historical inventories.
Camila Mac Loughlin, Tania Valdivia-Carrillo, Fausto Valenzuela-Quiñonez, Héctor Reyes-Bonilla, R. Brusca, A. Munguía-Vega   +5 more
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