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Non-native freshwater fauna in Portugal: a review
Anastácio, P. M.; Ribeiro, Filipe; Capinha, César; Banha, Filipe; Gama, Mafalda; Filipe, Ana F.; Rebelo, Rui; Sousa, Ronaldo GomesWe present the most updated list of non-native freshwater fauna established in Portugal, including the Azores and Madeira archipelagos. This list includes 67 species at national level but corresponds to 84 species records, of which 53 are in the mainland, 23 in the Azores and 8 in Madeira archipelagos. We also discuss the progression of the cumulative number of introductions since 1800 and identify the most pro...
Have the cake and eat it: optimizing nondestructive DNA metabarcoding of macroi...
Martins, Filipa M.S.; Galhardo, Mafalda; Filipe, Ana F.; Teixeira, Amilcar; Pinheiro, Paulo; Paupério, Joana; Alves, Paulo C.; Beja, PedroDNA metabarcoding can contribute to improving cost‐effectiveness and accuracy of biological assessments of aquatic ecosystems, but significant optimization and standardization efforts are still required to mainstream its application into biomonitoring programmes. In assessments based on freshwater macroinvertebrates, a key challenge is that DNA is often extracted from cleaned, sorted and homogenized bulk sample...