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A Comparison between Passive airDNA Collection and Extraction Methods on the Recovered Terrestrial Vertebrate Assemblage

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Filtering airDNA, as with other biomonitoring tools, requires rigorous methodological testing before widespread implementation. Here, we assess the comparative performance of three collection matrices: medical gauze, paraffin gauze and PCR plate seals, alongside four readily available extraction kits: Qiagen DNeasy Blood & Tissue, Qiagen PowerSoil Pro,
Jarred Moreno, Nicola Jackson, Celine H. Frere   +2 more
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Assessing Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes Through Drone‐Based Environmental DNA Sampling

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
We developed a drone‐based environmental DNA (eDNA) swabbing method to assess hexapod diversity in agricultural fields under three management types (conventional, organic, and IP‐Suisse), detecting 75 taxa across 19 families. eDNA replicates showed consistent within‐field results, though no significant differences in diversity were found between ...
Camille Albouy, Louise Humbert, Kerstin Niedermeier, Marc Chautem, Fabian Fopp, Martina Luthi, Sarah Thurnheer, Virginie Marques, Steffen Kirchgeorg, Christian Geckeler, Ali Nasrallah, Stefano Mintchev, Loïc Pellissier   +12 more
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Urbanization Drives Patterns of Individual Specialization but Not Dietary Diversity Among Coyotes

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Niche partitioning and resource specialization can lead to spatial heterogeneity in trophic dynamics, but little is known about how these dynamics may change across landscapes of varying complexity. Urban ecosystems are characterized by a wider array of both natural and anthropogenic food sources, which can increase predator densities compared to ...
Samantha Erin Sophia Kreling, Ellen M. Reese, Olivia M. Cavalluzzi, Alexandra Renouard, Yasmine Hentati, Robert A. Long, Laura R. Prugh   +6 more
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eDNA Analysis of Aquatic Microcosms Reveals the Effects of a Copper Pollution Event on Sedimentary Microbial Assemblages in Freshwater Wetlands

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
This study used eDNA metabarcoding to assess the impacts of copper contamination on freshwater wetlands, finding that microbial community structure varies significantly with metal concentration, over a temporal scale, and between microbial communities from unpolluted and polluted wetlands. We highlight seven bacterial families as possible indicators of
Anna S. Flynn, A. Mark Osborn, Vincent Pettigrove, Jeff Shimeta, Sara M. Long   +4 more
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A Multilocus Nanopore eDNA Workflow for Red Algal Diversity Assessment in an Algal Reef System

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
This study evaluates an Oxford Nanopore Technologies long‐read sequencing workflow using a multilocus eDNA approach to assess red algal (Rhodophyta) biodiversity in coastal waters. Results demonstrate that while a combination of rbcL, rpoC1, and psbA markers (but not COI‐5P) provides the most comprehensive taxonomic coverage, eDNA signals are heavily ...
Silvia Fontana, Wun‐Ruei Chang, Shao‐Lun Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Desiccation to DNA: Bulk DNA Metabarcoding of Macroinvertebrate Egg Banks via Sugar‐Flotation Enhances Biodiversity Surveys of Dry Salt Lakes

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Ephemeral salt lakes in arid Australia contain hidden macroinvertebrate biodiversity in sediment egg banks, but traditional artificial rehydration surveys may miss taxa with specific or poorly understood hatching requirements. This study found that sugar‐flotation followed by DNA metabarcoding greatly improved detection of resting‐stage taxa compared ...
Angus D'Arcy Lawrie, Pia Dethlefsen, Mahabubur Rahman, Christopher Hofmeester, Jessica Delaney, Matthew A. Campbell, Joshua P. Newton, Marina Elisa de Oliveira, Joel Huey, Morten E. Allentoft, Mattia Saccò   +10 more
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PondNet – towards a global network of experiments on the effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 8, August 2026.
Global change is reshaping the distribution of biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems. Predicting the long‐term consequences of such changes remains a challenge due to a need for a clear understanding of the mechanisms underpinning ecosystem‐level responses, as well as the role of geographical and environmental contingencies.
Miguel G. Matias, Dominique Gravel, Jonathan M. Chase, Carla Pinto‐ Cruz, David García‐ Callejas, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Mathew A. Leibold, Dora Neto, Cátia L. Pereira, Carlos Ramos, Pedro M. Raposeiro, Alejandro Rozenfeld, Katarzyna Sroczynska, David R. Vieites, Guy Woodward, Miguel B. Araújo   +15 more
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Fungal Community Composition Varies Across Floral and Extrafloral Nectaries

Journal of Basic Microbiology, Volume 66, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Floral (FNs) and extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) are key plant microhabitats that mediate interactions among plants, insects, and microorganisms, yet their associated fungal communities remain poorly characterized, especially in tropical ecosystems.
Jefferson Brendon Almeida dos Reis, Sofia Coradini Schirmer, Helson Mario Martins do Vale   +2 more
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Integrating eDNA metabarcoding into fish-based ecological indices for lowland rivers under the EU Water Framework Directive

Environmental Sciences Europe
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is widely used as a non-invasive alternative to catch-based methods for fish monitoring in general, with strong potential to support the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) in particular. However, its suitability for
Charlotte Van Driessche, Teun Everts, Sabrina Neyrinck, Gerlinde Van Thuyne, Els Lommelen, Tom Ruttink, Dries Bonte, Rein Brys   +7 more
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