Here you will find a list of scientific papers that our team have published.
With 18+ postdoctoral level researchers and years of scientific expertise, we are working within the scientific community and transparently publish our work to accelerate innovation and understanding of DNA-based monitoring. In addition to our client projects, our team have a wealth of publishing experience from projects in many different sectors and specialities.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13931.
Keywords: data infrastructure, ecology, freshwater biodiversity crisis, freshwaters, management, monitoring, research priorities, social ecology research priorities, social ecology.
NM author(s): Vere Ross-Gillespie
A multi-omic investigation of male lower urinary tract symptoms: Potential role for JC virus. Plos One.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246266 .
NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
A practical guide to DNA-based methods for biodiversity assessment. Advanced Books.
DOI: https://ab.pensoft.net/article/68634/download/pdf/
NM author(s): Kat Bruce
A validation scale to determine the readiness of environmental DNA assays for routine species monitoring. Environmental DNA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.189
NM author(s): Kat Bruce, Lynsey R. Harper
A web-based tool to standardise reporting and interpret results of eDNA qPCR assays. ARPHA Conference Abstracts.
DOI: https://aca.pensoft.net/article/65104/download/pdf/
NM author(s): Kat Bruce
Acoustic indices perform better when applied at ecologically meaningful time and frequency scales. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13521
NM author(s): Christian Devenish
Assessing the Extinction Probability of the Purple-winged Ground Dove, an Enigmatic Bamboo Specialist. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.624959 .
NM author(s): Christian Devenish
Assessing the impact of the threatened crucian carp (Carassius carassius) on pond invertebrate diversity: A comparison of conventional and molecular tools. Molecular Ecology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15670
NM author(s): Lynsey R. Harper
Biological richness of Gunung Slamet, Central Java, and the need for its protection. Oryx.
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605320001222
NM author(s): Christian Devenish
CarniDIET 1.0: A database of terrestrial carnivorous mammal diets. Global Ecology & Biogeography.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13296
Keywords: Trophic ecology, diets, carnivores, functional traits, intraspecific variability
NM author(s): Owen S. Middleton
Citizen science rapidly delivers extensive distribution data for birds in a key tropical biodiversity area. Global Ecology and Conservation.
DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01680
NM author(s): Christian Devenish
eDNA is a useful tool to evaluate the sucess of the eradication program of Xenopus laevis in Portugal.
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Environmental DNA metabarcoding for benthic monitoring: A review of sediment sampling and DNA extraction methods. Science of The Total Environment.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151783
NM author(s): Kat Bruce
Environmental DNA metabarcoding uncovers environmental correlates of fish communities in spatially heterogeneous freshwater habitats. Ecological Indicators.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107698
NM author(s): Lynsey Harper
Estuarine molecular bycatch as a landscape-wide biomonitoring tool. Biological Conservation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109287
NM author(s): Lynsey Harper
Evaluating the impact of sampling strategies and bioinformatics on ethanol-based DNA metabarcoding. ARPHA Conference Abstracts
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Field and Lab Protocols: Achievements of the DNAqua-Net Working Group 3. ARPHA Conference Abstracts.
DOI: https://aca.pensoft.net/article/65306/download/pdf/
NM author(s): Kat Bruce
Four steps for the Earth: mainstreaming the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. One Earth.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.12.011
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific Data.
DOI: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-020-00788-5
Keywords: Functional ecology, functional traits, traits database, herbivory, paleoecology
NM author(s): Owen S. Middleton
Generating and testing ecological hypotheses at the pondscape with environmental DNA metabarcoding: A case study on a threatened amphibian. Environmental DNA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.57
NM author(s): Lynsey R. Harper
Mapping biodiversity hotspots of fish communities in subtropical streams through environmental DNA. Scientific Reports.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89942-6
NM author(s): Lynsey Harper
Metabarcoding with MinION: Speeding up the detection of invasive aquatic species using environmental DNA and nanopore sequencing. ARPHA Conference Abstracts
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Modelling technical and biological biases in macroinvertebrate community assessment from bulk preservative using multiple metabarcoding markers. Molecular Ecology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15620
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Multi-decadal land use impacts across the vast range of an iconic threatened species. Diversity and Distributions.
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13395
NM author(s): Christian Devenish
Mussel Mass Mortality and the Microbiome: Evidence for Shifts in the Bacterial Microbiome of a Declining Freshwater Bivalve. Microoganisms.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9091976
NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
Mycobiome Traits Associated with Disease Tolerance Predict Many Western North American Bat Species Will Be Susceptible to White-Nose Syndrome. Microbiology Spectrum.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/Spectrum.00254-21
NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
Nitrogen addition alters composition, diversity, and functioning of microbial communities in mangrove soils: An incubation experiment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.108076
NM author(s): Hayley Craig
Noninvasive Technologies for Primate Conservation in the 21st Century. International Journal of Primatology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-021-00245-z
Keywords: Endangered . Methods . Monitoring . Remote Sensing . Tools
NM author(s): Ineke E. Knot
Novel insights into marine fish biodiversity across a pronounced environmental gradient using replicated environmental DNA analyses. Environmental DNA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.238
Keywords: biological replication, biomonitoring, environmental DNA, metabarcoding
NM author(s): Molly Czachur
Opening the floor for discussion: A perspective on how scholars perceive attitudes to science in policymaking in South Africa. South African Journal of Science.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2021/7948
Keywords: science communication, research communication, policy development, decision-making
NM author(s): Molly Czachur
Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps. Ecosphere.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3853
Keywords: aquatic–terrestrial linkages; biodiversity; connectivity; ecosystem services; management; policy; small lentic water bodies .
NM author(s): Lynsey Harper
Predicting range shifts of African apes under global change scenarios. Diversity and Distributions.
NM author(s): Benjamin Barca
Reintroduction extirpated herbivores could partially reverse the late Quaternary decline of large and grazing species. Global Ecology & Biogeography.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13264
Keywords: Functional ecology, functional traits, community disassesmbly, human impacts, paleoecology .
NM author(s): Owen S. Middleton
Skin fungal assemblages of bats vary based on susceptibility to white-nose syndrome. The ISME Journal.
DOI: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-020-00821-w
NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
Soil Reservoir Dynamics of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, the Causative Agent of Snake Fungal Disease. Journal of Fungi.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7060461
NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
Splitting hares: Current and future ecological niches predicted as distinctly different for two congeneric lagomorphs. Acta Oecologica.
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2021.103742
NM author(s): Christian Devenish
The value of local community knowledge in species distribution modelling for a threatened Neotropical parrot. Biodiversity and Conservation.
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-021-02169-9
NM author(s): Christian Devenish
Using meta-barcoding tools to monitor primate meat consumption at dedicated establishments in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. ARPHA Conference Abstracts
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology and Whole-Genome Sequencing for Community-Level Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Selected Urban Communities of Davao City, Philippines: A Pilot Study. medRxiv preprint.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.27.21262450
Keywords: COVID-19, Philippines, SARS-CoV-2, Wastewater-Based Epidemiology, 70. Whole Genome Sequencing
NM author(s): Ineke E. Knot
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/facets-2020-0007
NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
An urban BioBlitz with a twist: rapid biodiversity assessment using aquatic environmental DNA. Environmental DNA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.152
Keywords: aquatic habitats, cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene, environmental DNA, environmental education, mBRAVE, metabarcoding . NM author(s): Molly Czachur
Aquatic suspended particulate matter as a source of eDNA for fish metabarcoding. Scientific Reports.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.27.063990
NM author(s): Alex Crampton-Platt, Cuong Q. Tang
Bacterial communities on the gills of bonefish (Albula vulpes) in the Florida Keys and The Bahamas show spatial structure and diferential abundance of disease‑associated bacteria. Marine Biology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-020-03698-7
NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
Banking Beyond Deforestation. University of Cambridge Insitute for Sustainability Leadership.
DOI: https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/sustainable-finance-publications/banking-beyond-deforestation
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Biodiversity Loss and Land Degradation: An Overview of the Financial Materiality. University of Cambridge Insitute for Sustainability Leadership.
DOI: https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/sustainable-finance-publications/financial-materiality-briefings
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Conservation status of the recently described Ecuadorian Amazon parrot Amazona lilacina. Bird Conservation International.
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270920000222 .
NM author(s): Christian Devenish
Developing a corporate biodiversity strategy: a primer for the fashion sector. University of Cambridge Insitute for Sustainability Leadership.
DOI: https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/natural-resource-security-publications/developing-a-corporate-biodiversity-strategy-a-primer-for-the-fashion-sector
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
DNA Barcoding of Nematodes Using the MinION. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00100
Keywords: MinION, DNA barcoding, biomonitoring, 18S (SSU) rRNA gene, Anisakis simplex, Panagrellus redivivus, Turbatrix aceti, Caenorhabditis elegans
NM author(s): Ineke E. Knot
Echoes of the late Pleistocene in a novel trophic cascade between cougars and feral donkeys. bioRxiv.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.13.439662
Keywords: Functional ecology, trophic cascades, herbivory, predators
NM author(s): Owen S. Middleton
Effects of maternal genotypic identity and genetic diversity of the red mangrove Rhizophora mangle on associated soil bacterial communities: A field based experiment. Ecology and Evolution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6989
NM author(s): Hayley Craig
Environmental DNA is effective in detecting the federally threatened Louisiana Pinesnake (Pituophis ruthveni). Environmental DNA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.126
NM author(s): Lynsey R. Harper
Estimating ecological metrics for holistic conservation management in a biodiverse but information-poor tropical region. Conservation Science and Practice.
DOI: 10.1111/csp2.153
NM author(s): Christian Devenish
European sea urchin somatic and gonadal responses to differing stocking densities and seawater flow rates: a case study for experimental design considerations. J. of Shellfish Research.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2983/035.039.0115
NM author(s): Molly Czachur
Finding Crush: environmental DNA analysis as a tool for tracking the green sea turtle Chelonia mydas in a marine estuary. Frontiers in Marine Science.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00810
NM author(s): Kirsten Harper & Lynsey Harper
Fishing for mammals: Landscape-level monitoring of terrestrial and semi-aquatic communities using eDNA from riverine systems. Journal of Applied Ecology .
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13592
NM author(s): Lynsey R. Harper
Handbook for Nature-related Financial Risks Key concepts and a framework for identification. University of Cambridge Insitute for Sustainability Leadership.
DOI: https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/sustainable-finance-publications/handbook-nature-related-financial-risks
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
hardRain: An R package for quick, automated rainfall detection in ecoacoustic datasets using a threshold-based approach. Ecological Indicators.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105793 .
NM author(s): Christian Devenish
Homogenization of carnivorous mammal ensembles caused by global range reductions of large-bodied carnivores during the late Quaternary. Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0804
Keywords: Functional ecology, functional traits, community disassesmbly, human impacts, paleoecology .
NM author(s): Owen S. Middleton
Introduced herbivores restore Late Pleistocene ecological functions. PNAS.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915769117
Keywords: Functional ecology, functional traits, community disassesmbly, human impacts, paleoecology
NM author(s): Owen S. Middleton
Key Questions for Next-Generation Biomonitoring. Frontiers in Environmental Science.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00197 . Keywords: eDNA, metabarcoding, biodiversity assessment, artificial intelligence, ecological networks
NM author(s): Ineke E. Knot
Large-scale Quantification of Vertebrate Biodiversity in Ailaoshan Nature Reserve from Leech iDNA. bioRxiv.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.10.941336
Keywords: environmental DNA, metabarcoding, occupancy, leeches, China, monitoring, conservation, biodiversity
NM author(s): Douglas W. Yu
Local scale tree and shrub diversity improves pollination services to shea trees in tropical West African parklands. Journal of Applied Ecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13640
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Long-term survival of Pseudogymnoascus destructans at elevated temperatures. Journal of Wildlife Diseases
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7589/2019-04-106
NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
Measuring business impacts on nature: A framework to support better stewardship of biodiversity in global supply chains. University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
DOI: https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/natural-resource-security-publications/measuring-business-impacts-on-nature
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Modelling better business: Anglian Water’s approach to valuing its land for biodiversity and preparing for net gain. University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
DOI: https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/natural-resource-security-publications/modelling-better-business-anglian-waters-approach
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Multiplex microsatellite PCR panels for the neotropical red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle: combining efforts towards a cost-effective and modifiable tool to better inform conservation and management. Conservation Genetics Resources.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-020-01138-8
NM author(s): Hayley Craig
Pollinator monitoring more than pays for itself. Journal of Applied Ecology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13755
NM author(s): Cuong Q. Tang
Regional action plan for the conservation of western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) 2020–2030. IUCN SSG.
NM author(s): Benjamin Barca
Responses of soil microbiota and nematodes to application of organic and inorganic fertilizers in grassland columns. Biology and Fertility of Soils.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-020-01440-5
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Simple, sensitive and species-specific assays for detecting quagga and zebra mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis and D. polymorpha) using environmental DNA. Management of Biological Invasions.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2020.11.2.04
NM author(s): Lynsey Harper
Species detection from aquatic eDNA: Assessing the importance of capture methods. Environmental DNA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.130
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Speeding up the detection of invasive aquatic species using environmental DNA and nanopore sequencing. bioRxiv
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.09.142521
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Targeted and passive environmental DNA approaches outperform established methods for detection of quagga mussels, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis in flowing water. Ecology and Evolution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6921
NM author(s): Lynsey R. Harper
The environmental impacts of palm oil and its alternatives. BioRxiv.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.16.951301
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Translational Molecular Ecology in practice: Linking DNA-based methods to actionable marine environmental management. Science of The Total Environment.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140780
Keywords: Molecular methods, Marine policy, Translational molecular ecology, Metabarcoding, Marine bioassessments.
NM author(s): Kat Bruce
Trophic rewilding presents regionally specific opportunities for mitigating climate change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0125
Keywords: Functional ecology, functional traits, community disassesmbly, human impacts, paleoecology .
NM author(s): Owen S. Middleton
Using DNA metabarcoding to investigate diet and niche partitioning in the native European otter (Lutra lutra) and invasive American mink (Neovison vison) . Metabarcoding & Metagenomics .
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.4.56087
NM author(s): Lynsey Harper
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13056
Keywords: community barcoding, contamination, double dual tagging, illumina sequencing, pollinators
NM author(s): Cuong Q. Tang
Advancing the use of molecular methods for routine freshwater macroinvertebrate biomonitoring – the need for calibration experiments. Metabarcoding & Metagenomics
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Advancing the use of molecular methods for routine freshwater macroinvertebrate biomonitoring–the need for calibration experiments. Metabarcoding and Metagenomics.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mbmg.3.34735
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
An efficient and robust laboratory workflow and tetrapod database for larger scale environmental DNA studies. GigaScience.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giz029
Keywords: metabarcoding; invertebrate-derived -DNA; environmental DNA; leeches
NM author(s): A. Crampton-Platt, Douglas W Yu
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of pond water as a tool to survey conservation and management priority mammals in the UK. Biological Conservation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108225
NM author(s): Lynsey Harper
Environmental DNA facilitates accurate, inexpensive, and multiyear population estimates of millions of anadromous fish. Molecular Ecology Resources .
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13123
Keywords: Alaska, anadromous, eDNA, eulachon, fisheries, Thaleichthys pacificus, Tlingit .
NM author(s): Douglas W. Yu
Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) populations are not one and the same: Scottish newts respond differently to Habitat Suitability Index and abiotic factors. The Glasgow Naturalist.
DOI: www.gnhs.org.uk/gn27_supp/Harper_etal_Triturus_cristatus.pdf
NM author(s): Lynsey Harper
Intricate trophic links between threatened vertebrates confined to a small island in the Atlantic Ocean. Ecology and Evolution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5105
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Limited dispersion and quick degradation of environmental DNA in fish ponds inferred by metabarcoding. Environmental DNA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.24
NM author(s): Lynsey R. Harper
Los Bosques Secos Hablan – Conservación De Especies De Aves Amenazadas Del Noroeste Peruano. National Parks Authority, Peru (SERNANP)
NM author(s): Christian Devenish
Low abundance of the Endangered timneh parrot Psittacus timneh in one of its presumed strongholds. Oryx .
NM author(s): Benjamin Barca
Outbreaks of an Emerging Viral Disease Covary With Differences in the Composition of the Skin Microbiome of a Wild United Kingdom Amphibian. Frontiers in Microbiology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01245
NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds. Hydrobiologia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3750-5
Keywords: Aquatic, Biodiversity, Lentic, Metabarcoding, Quantitative PCR, Survey
NM author(s): Kat Bruce, Lynsey R. Harper
Semi-quantitative characterisation of mixed pollen samples using MinION sequencing and Reverse Metagenomics (RevMet). Ecology and Evolution
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13265
Keywords: bees, diet analysis, genome skim, metabarcoding, metagenomics, MinION, pollen, quantitative
NM author(s): Douglas W. Yu
Shifting up a gear with iDNA: From mammal detection events to standardised surveys. Journal of Applied Ecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13411
Keywords: biodiversity, Borneo, conservation, environmental DNA, invertebrate DNA, leeches, mammals, Southeast Asia
NM author(s): Douglas W. Yu, A. Crampton-Platt
SPIKEPIPE: A metagenomic pipeline for the accurate quantification of eukaryotic species occurrences and intraspecific abundance change using DNA barcodes or mitogenomes. Molecular Ecology resources
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13057
Keywords: Araneae, Arthropoda, biomonitoring, COI internal standard, community composition, DNA barcoding, insecta, metagenomics, mitogenomes, mitogenomics
NM author(s): Douglas W. Yu
Taming the Wild West of Molecular Tools Application in Aquatic Research and Biomonitoring. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards
DOI: https://biss.pensoft.net/article/37215/download/pdf/
NM author(s): Kat Bruce
The devil is in the detail: Metabarcoding of arthropods provides a sensitive measure of biodiversity response to forest stand composition compared with surrogate measures of biodiversity. Ecological Indicators.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.01.023
Keywords: DNA metabarcoding, Malaise traps, Surrogate measures of biodiversity, Biodiversity indicators, Forest management, Tree identity
NM author(s): Kat Bruce
Towards the use of periphyton as indicators of flow and nutrient alterations for the management of water resources in South Africa. Water Research Commission Report
NM author(s): Vere Ross-Gillespie
Using molecular diet analysis to inform invasive species management: A case study of introduced rats consuming endemic New Zealand frogs. Ecology and Evolution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4903
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Using remotely sensed and climate data to predict the current and potential future geographic distribution of a bird at multiple scales: the case of Agelastes meleagrides, a western African forest endemic. Avian Research
NM author(s): Benjamin Barca
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14528
NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
An emerging viral pathogen truncates population age structure in a European amphibian and may reduce population viability. PeerJ.
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5949
NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
Assessment of habitat and survey criteria for the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) in Scotland: a case study on a translocated population. Hydrobiologia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3796-4
NM author(s): Lynsey Harper
Challenges for assessing vertebrate diversity in turbid Saharan water-bodies using environmental DNA. Genome
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Deliverable 4.2 (D4. 2): Protocol for building and organising reference collections of DNA sequences, EnvMetaGen project (Grant Agreement No 668981). European Union Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation Programme-H2020-WIDESPREAD
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Deliverable 4.3 (D4. 3): Protocol for field collection and preservation of eDNA samples, EnvMetaGen project (Grant Agreement No 668981).
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Deliverable 4.4 (D4. 4): Protocol for next-gen analysis of eDNA samples, EnMetaGen project (Grant Agreement No 668981).
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Deliverable 4.5 (D4. 5): Protocol for the processing of DNA sequence data generated by next-gen platforms, EnMetaGen project (Grant Agreement No 668981).
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Developing DNA-based Techniques in Natural England for Surveying and Monitoring Biodiversity. Bulletin of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), inpractice
DOI: https://cieem.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/InPractice99_Mar2018.pdf#page=7
NM author(s): Dr Kat Bruce
Development and application of environmental DNA surveillance for the threatened crucian carp (Carassius carassius). Freshwater Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13197
NM author(s): Lynsey R. Harper, Kirsten J. Harper
Development of DNA applications in Natural England 2016/2017 (NECR252). Development of DNA applications in Natural England 2016/2017
DOI: http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5777898271408128
Keywords: DNA, eDNA, sequencing, metabarcoding, monitoring, invertebrates, fish, vascular plants
NM author(s): Kat Bruce
eDNA Metabarcoding for Non-Invasive Fish Surveys. Bulletin of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), inpractice
NM author(s): Dr Kat Bruce & Cuong Q. Tang
Environmental DNA for the enumeration and management of Pacific salmon. Molecular Ecology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12987
Keywords: environmental DNA, qPCR, Southeast Alaska, fisheries management, Oncorhynchus, ecosystem services, ecosystem functions
NM author(s): Douglas W. Yu
Implementation options for DNA-based identification into ecological status assessment under the European Water Framework Directive. Water Research .
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-018-3750-5
Keywords: Aquatic, Biodiversity, Lentic, Metabarcoding, Quantitative PCR, Survey
NM author(s): Kat Bruce
Insect pollination improves yield of Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa subsp. paradoxa) in the agroforestry parklands of West Africa. Journal of Pollination Ecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26786/1920-7603(2018)two
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Lessons on risk management from the finance sector for climate change adaptation in Scotland’s forestry sector. ClimateXChange
NM author(s): Susan Davies
Needle in a haystack? A comparison of eDNA metabarcoding and targeted qPCR for detection of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus). Ecology and Evolution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4013
NM author(s): Lynsey R. Harper
Nest ecology and conservation of western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Gola Rainforest National Park, Sierra Leone. Primate Conservation.
DOI: http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/1200343/28066678/1548606638233/PC32_Barca_et_al_Chimp_nests_Gola_Sierra_Leone.pdf
NM author(s): Benjamin Barca & Cath Tayleur
Oviparous elasmobranch development inside the egg case in 7 key stages. PLOS One.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206984
NM author(s): Molly Czachur
Spatial Data Are Key to Sustainability Standards Increasing and Demonstrating Their Impact. Tropical Conservation Science.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1940082918797856
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Stemming the decline of farmland birds: The need for interventions and evaluations at a large scale. Animal Conservation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12425
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Ten year assessment of the 100 priority questions for global biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology.
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NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
The DNAqua-Net initiative: A COST Action dedicated to the development of pan-European molecular bioassessment tools for aquatic ecosystems. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts.
DOI: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018EGUGA..2019772V/abstract
NM author(s): Kat Bruce
The role of temperature in egg development of three aquatic insects Lestagella penicillata (Ephemeroptera), Aphanicercella scutata (Plecoptera), Chimarra ambulans (Trichoptera) from South Africa. Journal of thermal biology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2017.11.008 .
Keywords: Sub-lethal effects of temperature, Egg Development, Autecology, Thermal Reaction Norms .
NM author(s): Vere Ross-Gillespie
Where are commodity crops certified, and what does it mean for conservation and poverty alleviation?. Biological Conservation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.09.024
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Why we need sustainable networks bridging countries, disciplines, cultures and generations for aquatic biomonitoring 2.0: a perspective derived from the DNAqua-Net COST action. Advances in ecological research.
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NM author(s): Kat Bruce
NM author(s): Susan Davies
An ecological role for assortative mating under infection?. Conservation Genetics.
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NM author(s): Lewis Campbell
Carrion Fly-Derived DNA Metabarcoding Is An Effective Tool For Mammal Surveys: Evidence From A Known Tropical Mammal Community. bioRxiv.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/133405
Keywords: DNA barcoding, DNA metabarcoding, molecular species identification, multinomial regression, statistical model, taxonomic assignment, taxonomic placement
Comparisons between two Antarctic nematodes: cultured Panagrolaimus sp. DAW1 and field-sourced Panagrolaimus davidi. Nematology .
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Connecting Earth Observation to High-Throughput Biodiversity Data. Nature Ecology & Evolution.
DOI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/63344/
Keywords: Biodiversity, Conservation biology, Decision making, Ecosystem services, Environmental impact
Evolution: Taking the Sting out of Wasp Phylogenetics. Current Biology.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Extreme and complex variation in range-wide abundances across a threatened Neotropical bird community. Diversity and Distributions.
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NM author(s): Christian Devenish
Global coverage of agricultural sustainability standards, and their role in conserving biodiversity. Conservation Letters.
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NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Independent evolution of sexual dimorphism and female limited mimicry in swallowtail butterflies (Papilio dardanus and Papilio phorcas). Molecular ecology.
DOI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mec.14012
Keywords: Batesian mimicry, Papilio phorcas, Phylogenomics, Polymorphism, Sexual selection, Transcriptome
NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Ingestion of infected roots by feral pigs provides a minor vector pathway for kauri dieback disease Phytophthora agathidicida. Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Intraspecific genetic variation in complex assemblages from mitochondrial metagenomics: comparison with DNA barcode. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
DOI: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/2041-210X.12667
Keywords: Chrysomelidae, DNA barcodes, genome skimming, intraspecific variability, mitochondrial metagenomics, mito‐metagenomics, population genetics
NM author(s): A. Crampton-Platt
Metabarcoding of freshwater invertebrates to detect the effects of a pesticide spill. Molecular Ecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14410
Keywords: Biomonitoring, Community ecology, DNA barcoding, Freshwater ecosystems, Invertebrates
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Quantifying uncertainty of taxonomic placement in DNA barcoding and metabarcoding. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12721
Keywords: Biodiversity, DNA barcoding, eDNA, Metabarcoding
The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project. Ecology and Evolution.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2579
Keywords: Data sharing, Global biodiversity modeling, Global change, Habitat destruction, Land use
The latest chapter in a conservation story: completing 10 years of post-translocation monitoring for a population of great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) in Scotland. The Glasgow Naturalist.
DOI: http://www.glasgownaturalhistory.org.uk/gn26_4/Harper_et_al_Gartcosh_newts.pdf
NM author(s): Lynsey Harper
The mitochondrial genome of Iberobaenia (Coleoptera: Iberobaeniidae): first rearrangement of protein-coding genes in the beetles. Mitochondrial DNA Part A.
DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2015.1115488
Keywords: Coleoptera, Elateroidea, Gene rearrangement, Mitochondrial metagenomics, Mitochondrion
NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
The mitogenome of Hydropsyche pellucidula (Hydropsychidae): first gene arrangement in the insect order Trichoptera. Mitochondrial DNA Part A.
DOI: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2015.1110803
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NM author(s): A. Crampton-Platt
The phylogeny of Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and the performance of mitochondrial genomes in phylogenetic inference compared to nuclear rRNA genes. Cladistics.
DOI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cla.12196
NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Using eDNA to detect the distribution and density of invasive crayfish in the Honghe-Hani rice terrace World Heritage site. Plos One .
NM author(s): Douglas W. Yu
Aposematism and mimicry in soft bodied beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea (Insecta). Zoologica Scripta.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Capturing the phylogeny of Holometabola with mitochondrial genome data and Bayesian site-heterogeneous mixture models. Genome biology and evolution.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Chapter Four – Protecting an Ecosystem Service: Approaches to Understanding and Mitigating Threats to Wild Insect Pollinators. Advances in Ecological Research
NM author(s): Cuong Q. Tang
Chapter Four-Protecting an Ecosystem Service: Approaches to Understanding and Mitigating Threats to Wild Insect Pollinators. Advances in Ecological Research.
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NM author(s): Cuong Q. Tang
Cost-effective scat-detection dogs: unleashing a powerful new tool for international mammalian conservation biology. Scientific Reports.
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Data from: Imprints of multiple glacial refugia in the Pyrenees revealed by phylogeography and palaeodistribution modelling of an endemic spider. Molecular ecology.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe. Pensoft Publishers.
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NM author(s): Kat Bruce
Environmentalism in the crosshairs: Perspectives on migratory bird hunting and poaching conflicts in Italy. Global ecology and conservation.
NM author(s): Benjamin Barca
Family-level sampling of mitochondrial genomes in Coleoptera: compositional heterogeneity and phylogenetics. Genome biology and evolution.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Fecal metagenomics for the simultaneous assessment of diet, parasites, and population genetics of an understudied primate. Frontiers in zoology.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Feral pig (Sus scrofa) predation of a green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea). New Zealand Journal of Ecology
NM author(s): Bastian Egeter
Getting road expansion on the right track: a framework for smart infrastructure planning in the Mekong. PLos Biology.
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NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Global monocot diversification: geography explains variation in species richness better than environment or biology. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
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NM author(s): Cuong Q. Tang
Gondwanian relicts and oceanic dispersal in a cosmopolitan radiation of euedaphic ground beetles. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Imprints of multiple glacial refugia in the Pyrenees revealed by phylogeography and paleodistribution modelling of an endemic spider. Molecular ecology.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Lessons from genome skimming of arthropod preserving ethanol. Molecular ecology resources.
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NM author(s): Alex Crampton-Platt, Alfried P. Vogler
Metabarcoding and mitochondrial metagenomics of endogean arthropods to unveil the mesofauna of the soil. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Metabarcoding of fungal communities associated with bark beetles. Ecology and evolution.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Mitochondrial metagenomics: letting the genes out of the bottle. GigaScience.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13742-016-0120-y
Keywords: Shotgun sequencing, Illumina, Biodiversity, Phylogenetics, Community ecology, Genome assembly
NM author(s): Alex Crampton-Platt, Douglas W Yu, Alfried P. Vogler
Multi-female group in the southernmost species of Nomascus: field observations in eastern Cambodia reveal multiple breeding females in a single group of southern yellow-cheeked crested gibbon Nomascus gabriellae. Asian Primates Journal
NM author(s): Benjamin Barca
Opportunities for biodiversity gains under the world’s largest reforestation programm. Nature Communications .
NM author(s): Douglas W. Yu
Opportunities for biodiversity gains under the world’s largest reforestation programme. Nature Communications.
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NM author(s): Douglas W. Yu
Organic farming and deforestation. Nature Plants.
DOI: https://www.nature.com/articles/nplants201698
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
Phylogenetics and biogeography of the dung beetle genus Onthophagus inferred from mitochondrial genomes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Plant diversity accurately predicts insect diversity in two tropical landscapes. Molecular Ecology.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13770
Keywords: Hropoda, Biodiversity, Biomonitoring, Host specificity, Insect–plant interactions, Surrogate species.
NM author(s): Alex Crampton-Platt, Douglas W. Yu, Alfried P. Vogler
Rapid assembly of taxonomically validated mitochondrial genomes from historical insect collections. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.
DOI: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bij.12552
NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Rarity and incomplete sampling in DNA-based species delimitation. Systematic biology.
DOI: https://academic.oup.com/sysbio/article/65/3/478/2468954?login=true
NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Regional variation in climate change winners and losers highlights the rapid loss of cold dwelling species. Diversity & Distributions.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12412
NM author(s): Cath Tayleur
The discovery of Iberobaeniidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea): a new family of beetles from Spain, with immatures detected by environmental DNA sequencing. Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological sciences.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Uncovering trophic interactions in arthropod predators through DNA shotgun-sequencing of gut contents. PloS one.
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NM author(s): Alfried P. Vogler
Viper’s Bugloss Mason Bee, Hoplitis (Hoplitis) adunca, new to Britain (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae, Megachilinae, Osmiini). British Journal of Entomology & Natural History .
NM author(s): Cuong Q. Tang
What can Expeditions do for Students… and for Science? An Investigation into the Impact of University of Glasgow Exploration Society Expeditions. Journal of Biological Education.
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NM author(s): Lynsey Harper
