Ondrej Vargovčík, Zuzana Čiamporová-Zaťovičová, Pavel Beracko, Jiří Kopáček, Patrik Macko, Kornélia Tuhrinová, Fedor Čiampor (2024)
Environmental gradients and optimal fixation time revealed with DNA metabarcoding of benthic sample fixative.
Scientific Reports14: .
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Dominik Buchner, James S. Sinclair, Manfred Ayasse, Arne J. Beermann, Jörn Buse, Frank Dziock, Julian Enss, Mark Frenzel, Thomas Hörren, Yuanheng Li, Michael T. Monaghan, Carsten Morkel, Jörg Müller, Steffen U. Pauls, Ronny Richter, Tobias Scharnweber, Martin Sorg, Stefan Stoll, Sönke Twietmeyer, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Benedikt Wiggering, Martin Wilmking, Gerhard Zotz, Mark O. Gessner, Peter Haase, Florian Leese (2025)
Upscaling biodiversity monitoring: Metabarcoding estimates 31,846 insect species from Malaise traps across Germany.
Molecular Ecology Resources25: .
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Álvaro Fueyo, Omar Sánchez, Ruth Coya, Carlos Carleos, Amando Escudero, Javier Cordón, Sara Fernández, Javier Granero-Castro, Yaisel J. Borrell (2024)
The influence of databases enrichment using local macroinvertebrate genetic references for metabarcoding based biodiversity studies in river monitoring.
Ecological Indicators158: 111454.
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Álvaro Fueyo, Omar Sánchez, Carlos Carleos, Amando Escudero, Javier Cordón, Javier Granero‐Castro, Yaisel Juan Borrell (2024)
Unlocking rivers' hidden diversity and ecological status using DNA metabarcoding in Northwest Spain.
Ecology and Evolution14: .
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Robin Schütz, Keiichi Fukaya, Arne J. Beermann, Cecilia Díaz, Ann‐Christin Lenz, Till‐Hendrik Macher, Jan Koschorreck, Florian Leese (2025)
Optimizing Environmental DNA Metabarcoding of Archived Suspended Particulate Matter for River Biodiversity Monitoring.
Environmental DNA7: .
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Aleida Ascenzi, Lorenz Wührl, Vivian Feng, Nathalie Klug, Christian Pylatiuk, Pierfilippo Cerretti, Rudolf Meier (2025)
EntoSieve: Automated Size‐Sorting of Insect Bulk Samples to Aid Accurate Megabarcoding and Metabarcoding.
Molecular Ecology Resources25: .
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Jorge Machuca-Sepúlveda, Javiera Miranda, Nicolás Lefin, Alejandro Pedroso, Jorge F. Beltrán, Jorge G. Farias (2023)
Current Status of Omics in Biological Quality Elements for Freshwater Biomonitoring.
Biology12: 923.
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Nina Röder, Klaus Schwenk (2023)
Direct PCR meets high-throughput sequencing – metabarcoding of chironomid communities without DNA extraction.
Metabarcoding and Metagenomics7: .
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Álvaro Fueyo, Omar Sánchez, Carlos Carleos, Javier Granero‐Castro, Yaisel J. Borrell (2025)
Technical challenges in the implementation of macroinvertebrate DNA metabarcoding in river biomonitoring: A case study from peninsular Spain—Advantages, limitations and roadmap.
Ecological Solutions and Evidence6: .
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Iris Madge Pimentel, Daria Baikova, Dominik Buchner, Andrea Burfeid Castellanos, Gwendoline M. David, Aman Deep, Annemie Doliwa, Una Hadžiomerović, Ntambwe A. Serge Mayombo, Sebastian Prati, Marzena Agata Spyra, Anna-Maria Vermiert, Daniela Beisser, Micah Dunthorn, Jeremy J. Piggott, Bernd Sures, Scott D. Tiegs, Florian Leese, Arne J. Beermann (2024)
Assessing the response of an urban stream ecosystem to salinization under different flow regimes.
Science of The Total Environment926: 171849.
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Physilia Y.S. Chua, Sarah J. Bourlat, Cameron Ferguson, Petra Korlevic, Leia Zhao, Torbjørn Ekrem, Rudolf Meier, Mara K.N. Lawniczak (2023)
Future of DNA-based insect monitoring.
Trends in Genetics39: 531.
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Nicole Remmel, Dominik Buchner, Julian Enss, Viktor Hartung, Florian Leese, Ellen A. R. Welti, James S. Sinclair, Peter Haase (2024)
DNA metabarcoding and morphological identification reveal similar richness, taxonomic composition and body size patterns among flying insect communities.
Insect Conservation and Diversity17: 449.
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Sven Weber, Manuel Stothut, Lisa Mahla, Alanah Kripp, Lena Hirschler, Nina Lenz, Anneke Junker, Sven Künzel, Henrik Krehenwinkel (2024)
Plant‐derived environmental DNA complements diversity estimates from traditional arthropod monitoring methods but outperforms them detecting plant–arthropod interactions.
Molecular Ecology Resources24: .
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Mandy Sander, Arne J. Beermann, Dominik Buchner, Iris Madge Pimentel, James S. Sinclair, Martina Weiss, Peter Haase, Florian Leese (2024)
Environmental DNA time series analysis of a temperate stream reveals distinct seasonal community and functional shifts.
River Research and Applications40: 850.
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Mandy Sander, Arne J. Beermann, Denis Brömmling, Dominik Buchner, Martina Weiss, Florian Leese (2025)
Comparison of three strategies for local bioassessments in streams using environmental DNA and RNA metabarcoding of macroinvertebrates.
Metabarcoding and Metagenomics9: .
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Mandy Sander, Arne J. Beermann, Dominik Buchner, Martina Weiss, Marie‐Thérése Werner, Florian Leese (2025)
Capture—Incubate—Release: An Animal‐Friendly Approach to Assess Local Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Species Diversity Through Environmental DNA Metabarcoding.
Environmental DNA7: .
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Andrea R. Schneider, Dominik Buchner, Rike Bayer, Willem Kaijser, Svenja Karnatz, Daniel Hering (2025)
Enhancing biodiversity through sowing and reduced management of grasslands on dikes and floodplains.
Basic and Applied Ecology87: 100.
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Gea H. van der Lee, Marcel Polling, Ivo Laros, Ralf C. M. Verdonschot (2025)
Cross-comparing different protocols for DNA metabarcoding of freshwater macroinvertebrates.
Hydrobiologia
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Lisa Wolany, Julian Enss, Florian Leese, Dominik Buchner (2024)
Homogenization of insect bulk samples yields more comprehensive yet comparable biodiversity data than non-destructive lysis.
Metabarcoding and Metagenomics8: .
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Dominik Buchner, Till-Hendrik Macher, Arne J. Beermann, Marie-Thérése Werner, Florian Leese (2021)
Standardized high-throughput biomonitoring using DNA metabarcoding: Strategies for the adoption of automated liquid handlers.
Environmental Science and Ecotechnology8: 100122.
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Kena Shi, Yajing He, Jiefeng Yu, Yongjing Zhao, Hongzhu Wang, Yongde Cui (2025)
Combined water and detritus sampling is the most effective strategy to detect environmental DNA of macroinvertebrates in rivers.
Ecological Indicators177: 113782.
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Till-Hendrik Macher, Jens Arle, Arne J. Beermann, Lina Frank, Kamil Hupało, Jan Koschorreck, Robin Schütz, Florian Leese (2024)
Is it worth the extra mile? Comparing environmental DNA and RNA metabarcoding for vertebrate and invertebrate biodiversity surveys in a lowland stream.
PeerJ12: e18016.
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Vera M. A. Zizka, Matthias F. Geiger, Thomas Hörren, Ameli Kirse, Niklas W. Noll, Livia Schäffler, Alice M. Scherges, Martin Sorg (2022)
Repeated subsamples during DNA extraction reveal increased diversity estimates in DNA metabarcoding of Malaise traps.
Ecology and Evolution12: .
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J. Iwan Jones, Amanda Arnold, Dominik Buchner, John F. Murphy, Jasmine N. Childress, Pedro Beja, Florian Altermatt, Kristian Meissner, Ian Adams, Meri Anderson, Yaisel J. Borrell, Andrew G. Briscoe, Kat Bruce, Cátia Chaves, Chris Conyers, Kristy Deiner, Vasco Elbrecht, Álvaro Fueyo, Tim Goodall, Javier Granero‐Castro, Cristina Hartmann‐Fatu, Eleanor Jones, Elvira Mächler, Filipa M. S. Martins, Sam McGreig, Lyndall Pereira‐da‐Conceicoa, James L. Pretty, Daniel S. Read, Ben Price, Florian Leese, Rosetta C. Blackman (2025)
Sources of uncertainty in DNA metabarcoding of whole communities: Implications for its use in biomonitoring.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution16: 1658.
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Ameli Kirse, Sarah J. Bourlat, Kathrin Langen, Björn Zapke, Vera M. A. Zizka (2023)
Comparison of destructive and nondestructiveDNAextraction methods for the metabarcoding of arthropod bulk samples.
Molecular Ecology Resources23: 92.
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Fabricio dos Anjos Santa Rosa, Maria A. Gasalla, Anna Karolina Oliveira de Queiroz, Talita Fernanda Augusto Ribas, Quentin Mauvisseau, Hugo J. de Boer, Birgitte Lisbeth Graae Thorbek, Renato Renison Moreira Oliveira, Marcele Laux, Felippe A. Postuma, Jonathan Stuart Ready (2024)
Molecular analyses of carangid fish diets reveal inter‐predation, dietary overlap, and the importance of early life stages in trophic ecology.
Ecology and Evolution14: .
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