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Food web, taxonomy and functional level community response to large-scale bioge...
Sroczynska, Katarzyna; Pereira, Catia; Faisca, Pedro; Castillo-Escriva, Andres; Ribeiro, Sara; Raposeiro, Pedro; Ersoy, Zeynep; Araujo, MiguelFood webs are being increasingly used to predict ecosystem stability. The ultimate food web properties already account for the abiotic (environment) and biotic interactions (i.e. predator-prey interactions). While the importance of abiotic environment on a single taxonomical or functional diversity is being recognized, the role of environment in structuring trophic interactions is less explored. Additionally, f...
Combining eDNA metabarcoding and morphological-based approaches to increase res...
Pereira, Catia; Sroczynska, Katarzyna; Faisca, Pedro; Castillo-Escriva, Andres; Ribeiro, Sara; Ersoy, Zeynep; Raposeiro, Pedro; Gilbert, MTPEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has the potential to improve aquatic biodiversity assessments by improving detection capability, taxonomic resolution and cost-effectiveness when compared to morphological- based approaches. Advances have been made in the field of metabarcoding, but challenges remain, including sensitivity of results to DNA extraction method and marker choice, and its dependency on often-i...