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Comparing the Performance of Three Different Primer Sets for Detecting Mammals Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) Samples (2024)
Thesis
Smith, E. (2024). Comparing the Performance of Three Different Primer Sets for Detecting Mammals Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) Samples. (Thesis). University of Salford

Efficient and cost-effective methods of monitoring vertebrate species are critical for future
conservation management. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding from aquatic
environments has been increasingly utilised for biodiversity assessments for... Read More about Comparing the Performance of Three Different Primer Sets for Detecting Mammals Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) Samples.

Population structure and connectivity in the genus Molva in the Northeast Atlantic (2023)
Journal Article
McGill, L., McDevitt, A. D., Hellemans, B., Neat, F., Knutsen, H., Mariani, S., …Coscia, I. (in press). Population structure and connectivity in the genus Molva in the Northeast Atlantic. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 80(4), 1079-1086. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsad040

In fisheries, operational management units and biological data often do not coincide. In many cases, this is not even known due to the lack of information about a species’ population structure or behaviour. This study focuses on two such species, the... Read More about Population structure and connectivity in the genus Molva in the Northeast Atlantic.

Using eDNA to construct community assemblages of amphibians at sites infected with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the Netherlands. (2022)
Thesis
Davison, A. (2022). Using eDNA to construct community assemblages of amphibians at sites infected with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the Netherlands. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Amphibians worldwide are in decline with one of the main culprits being the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. This fungus affects the skin of amphibians, leading to excessive skin shedding or skin lesions which, in many cases, result in death. The rec... Read More about Using eDNA to construct community assemblages of amphibians at sites infected with Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in the Netherlands..

Next‐generation phylogeography resolves post‐glacial colonization patterns in a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in Europe (2021)
Journal Article
McDevitt, A., Coscia, I., Browett, S., Ruiz‐González, A., Statham, M., Ruczyńska, I., …Wójcik, J. (2022). Next‐generation phylogeography resolves post‐glacial colonization patterns in a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in Europe. Molecular Ecology, 31(3), 993-1006. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16276

Carnivores tend to exhibit a lack of (or less pronounced) genetic structure at continental scales in both a geographic and temporal sense and this can confound the identification of post-glacial colonization patterns in this group. In this study we u... Read More about Next‐generation phylogeography resolves post‐glacial colonization patterns in a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in Europe.

Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome (2021)
Journal Article
Harrison, X., McDevitt, A., Dunn, J., Grifftihs, S., Benvenuto, C., Birtles, R., …Antwis, R. (2021). Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288(1957), 20210552. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0552

Interactions between hosts and their resident microbial communities are a fundamental component of fitness for both agents. Though recent research has highlighted the importance of interactions between animals and their bacterial communities, compara... Read More about Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome.

Evidence of stock connectivity, hybridization and misidentification in white anglerfish support the need of a genetics-informed fisheries management framework (2021)
Journal Article
Aguirre-Sarabia, I., Díaz-Arce, N., Pereda-Agirre, I., Mendibil, I., Urtizberea, A., Gerritsen, H., …Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, N. (2021). Evidence of stock connectivity, hybridization and misidentification in white anglerfish support the need of a genetics-informed fisheries management framework. Evolutionary Applications, 14(9), 2221-2230. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13278

Understanding population connectivity within a species as well as potential interactions with its close relatives is crucial to define management units and to derive efficient management actions. However, although genetics can reveal mismatches betwe... Read More about Evidence of stock connectivity, hybridization and misidentification in white anglerfish support the need of a genetics-informed fisheries management framework.

eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems (2021)
Journal Article
Jackman, J., Benvenuto, C., Coscia, I., Carvalho, C., Ready, J., Boubli, J., …Sales, N. (2021). eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems. Environmental DNA, 3(4), 837-849. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.191

The current capacity of environmental DNA (eDNA) to provide accurate insights into the biodiversity of megadiverse regions (e.g., the Neotropics) requires further evaluation to ensure its reliability for long‐term monitoring. In this study, we first... Read More about eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems.

Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome (2021)
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Harrison, X., McDevitt, A., Dunn, J., Griffiths, S., Benvenuto, C., Birtles, R., …Antwis, R. (2021). Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome

Interactions between hosts and their resident microbial communities are a fundamental component of fitness for both agents. Though recent research has highlighted the importance of interactions between animals and their bacterial communities, compara... Read More about Fungal microbiomes are determined by host phylogeny and exhibit widespread associations with the bacterial microbiome.

eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems (2021)
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Jackman, J., Benvenuto, C., Coscia, I., Carvalho, C., Ready, J., Boubli, J., …Sales, N. (2021). eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems

The current capacity of environmental DNA (eDNA) to provide accurate insights into the biodiversity of megadiverse regions (e.g., the Neotropics) requires further evaluation to ensure its reliability for long-term monitoring. In this study, we first... Read More about eDNA in a bottleneck : obstacles to fish metabarcoding studies in megadiverse freshwater systems.

Life in a drop : sampling environmental DNA for marine fishery management and ecosystem monitoring (2020)
Journal Article
Gilbey, J., Carvalho, G., Castilho, R., Coscia, I., Coulson, M., Dahle, G., …Volckaert, F. (2021). Life in a drop : sampling environmental DNA for marine fishery management and ecosystem monitoring. Marine Policy, 124, 104331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104331

Science-based management of marine fisheries and effective ecosystem monitoring both require the analysis of large amounts of often complex and difficult to collect information. Legislation also increasingly requires the attainment of good environmen... Read More about Life in a drop : sampling environmental DNA for marine fishery management and ecosystem monitoring.

Using environmental DNA metabarcoding to monitor fish biodiversity and assess anthropogenic barrier impacts on the river Mersey, UK (2020)
Thesis
Perkins, J. Using environmental DNA metabarcoding to monitor fish biodiversity and assess anthropogenic barrier impacts on the river Mersey, UK. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Freshwater habitats, despite their limited volume, support almost 10% of global biodiversity and are facing increased anthropogenic threats worldwide. Dams and weirs, for example, create habitat fragmentation, changing water flow and water levels, bl... Read More about Using environmental DNA metabarcoding to monitor fish biodiversity and assess anthropogenic barrier impacts on the river Mersey, UK.

Space-time dynamics in monitoring neotropical fish communities using eDNA metabarcoding (2020)
Journal Article
Sales, N., Wangensteen Fuentes, O., Carvalho, D., Deiner, K., Praebel, K., Coscia, I., …Mariani, S. (2021). Space-time dynamics in monitoring neotropical fish communities using eDNA metabarcoding. Science of the Total Environment, 754, 142096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142096

The biodiverse Neotropical ecoregion remains insufficiently assessed, poorly managed, and threatened by unregulated human activities. Novel, rapid and cost-effective DNA-based approaches are valuable to improve understanding of the biological communi... Read More about Space-time dynamics in monitoring neotropical fish communities using eDNA metabarcoding.

Fishing for mammals : landscape-level monitoring of terrestrial and semi-aquatic communities using eDNA from riverine systems (2020)
Journal Article
Sales, N., McKenzie, M., Drake, J., Harper, L., Browett, S., Coscia, I., …McDevitt, A. (2020). Fishing for mammals : landscape-level monitoring of terrestrial and semi-aquatic communities using eDNA from riverine systems. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57(4), 707-716. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13592

1. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has revolutionised biomonitoring in both marine and freshwater ecosystems. However, for semi-aquatic and terrestrial animals, the application of this technique remains relatively untested.

2. We first ass... Read More about Fishing for mammals : landscape-level monitoring of terrestrial and semi-aquatic communities using eDNA from riverine systems.

Fine-scale seascape genomics of an exploited marine species, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, using a multi-modelling approach (2020)
Journal Article
Coscia, I., Wilmes, S., Ironside, J., Goward-Brown, A., O'Dea, E., Malham, S., …Robins, P. (2020). Fine-scale seascape genomics of an exploited marine species, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, using a multi-modelling approach. Evolutionary Applications, 13(8), 1854-1867. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12932

Population dynamics of marine species that are sessile as adults are driven by oceanographic dispersal of larvae from spawning to nursery grounds. This is mediated by life-history traits such as the timing and frequency of spawning, larval behaviour... Read More about Fine-scale seascape genomics of an exploited marine species, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule, using a multi-modelling approach.

Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil (2020)
Journal Article
Sales, N., Da Cruz Kaizer, M., Coscia, I., Perkins, J., Highlands, A., Boubli, J., …McDevitt, A. (2020). Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Mammal Review, 50(3), 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12183

The application of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding as a biomonitoring tool has greatly increased in the last decade. However, most studies have focused on aquatic macro-organisms in temperate areas (e.g., fishes). We apply eDNA metabarcoding t... Read More about Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil.

Exploring population connectivity and adaptation in two deep sea fishes, Molva molva and Molva dypterygia (2020)
Thesis
McGill, L. Exploring population connectivity and adaptation in two deep sea fishes, Molva molva and Molva dypterygia. (Dissertation). University of Salford

The deep sea is typically seen as a stable and constant environment. However, in recent years we are seeing increasing fragility caused by unprecedented human exploitation. Many deep-sea fish species are typically long lived and have specific traits... Read More about Exploring population connectivity and adaptation in two deep sea fishes, Molva molva and Molva dypterygia.

Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil (2019)
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Sales, N., Da Cruz Kaizer, M., Coscia, I., Perkins, J., Highlands, A., Boubli, J., …McDevitt, A. (2019). Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil

The application of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding as a biomonitoring tool has greatly increased in the last decade. However, most studies have focused on aquatic macro-organisms in temperate areas (e.g., fishes). We apply eDNA metabarcoding t... Read More about Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil.