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Choice of capture and extraction methods affect detection of freshwater biodiversity from environmental DNA by Deiner, Kristy, Walser, Jean-Claude, Mächler, Elvira, Altermatt, Florian

“…[Display omitted] •Molecular protocols used to detect biodiversity with eDNA vary across studies.•Capture and extraction protocols strongly affected…”
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Environmental DNA allows upscaling spatial patterns of biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems by Carraro, Luca, Mächler, Elvira, Wüthrich, Remo, Altermatt, Florian

“…The alarming declines of freshwater biodiversity call for efficient biomonitoring at fine spatiotemporal scales, such that conservation measures be grounded…”
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Shedding light on eDNA: neither natural levels of UV radiation nor the presence of a filter feeder affect eDNA-based detection of aquatic organisms by Mächler, Elvira, Osathanunkul, Maslin, Altermatt, Florian

“…The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) as a species detection tool is attracting attention from both scientific and applied fields, especially for detecting…”
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Fishing in the Water: Effect of Sampled Water Volume on Environmental DNA-Based Detection of Macroinvertebrates by Mächler, Elvira, Deiner, Kristy, Spahn, Fabienne, Altermatt, Florian

“…Accurate detection of organisms is crucial for the effective management of threatened and invasive species because false detections directly affect the…”
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Uncovering the complete biodiversity structure in spatial networks: the example of riverine systems by Altermatt, Florian, Little, Chelsea J., Mächler, Elvira, Wang, Shaopeng, Zhang, Xiaowei, Blackman, Rosetta C.

“…Uncovering biodiversity as an inherent feature of ecosystems and understanding its effects on ecosystem processes is one of the most central goals of ecology…”
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Decision‐making and best practices for taxonomy‐free environmental DNA metabarcoding in biomonitoring using Hill numbers by Mächler, Elvira, Walser, Jean‐Claude, Altermatt, Florian

“…Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is raising expectations for biomonitoring of organisms that have hitherto been neglected. To bypass current limitations…”
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A spatial fingerprint of land-water linkage of biodiversity uncovered by remote sensing and environmental DNA by Zhang, Heng, Mächler, Elvira, Morsdorf, Felix, Niklaus, Pascal A., Schaepman, Michael E., Altermatt, Florian

“…Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are tightly connected via spatial flows of organisms and resources. Such land-water linkages integrate biodiversity across…”
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eProbe: Sampling of Environmental DNA within Tree Canopies with Drones by Kirchgeorg, Steffen, Chang, Jia Jin Marc, Ip, Yin Cheong Aden, Jucker, Meret, Geckeler, Christian, Lüthi, Martina, van der Loo, Enrico, Mächler, Elvira, Franco-Sierra, Nicolás D., Herrera, Mailyn Adriana Gonzalez, Pellissier, Loïc, Deiner, Kristy, Desiderato, Andrea, Mintchev, Stefano

“…Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a powerful tool for studying biodiversity in forests and tree canopies. However, collecting representative eDNA samples…”
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Interaction of species traits and environmental disturbance predicts invasion success of aquatic microorganisms by Mächler, Elvira, Altermatt, Florian

“…Factors such as increased mobility of humans, global trade and climate change are affecting the range of many species, and cause large-scale translocations of…”
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Lessons from the macroinvertebrates: species-genetic diversity correlations highlight important dissimilar relationships by Seymour, Mathew, Seppälä, Katri, Mächler, Elvira, Altermatt, Florian

“…Summary Species and genetic diversity patterns are predicted to co‐vary due to similar mechanistic processes. Previous studies assessing species and genetic…”
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Foundation species stabilize an alternative eutrophic state in nutrient-disturbed ponds via selection on microbial community by Jeevannavar, Aditya, Narwani, Anita, Matthews, Blake, Spaak, Piet, Brantschen, Jeanine, Mächler, Elvira, Altermatt, Florian, Tamminen, Manu

“…Eutrophication due to nutrient addition can result in major alterations in aquatic ecosystem productivity. Foundation species, individually and interactively,…”
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An integrated spatio-temporal view of riverine biodiversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding by Perry, William Bernard, Seymour, Mathew, Orsini, Luisa, Jâms, Ifan Bryn, Milner, Nigel, Edwards, François, Harvey, Rachel, de Bruyn, Mark, Bista, Iliana, Walsh, Kerry, Emmett, Bridget, Blackman, Rosetta, Altermatt, Florian, Lawson Handley, Lori, Mächler, Elvira, Deiner, Kristy, Bik, Holly M., Carvalho, Gary, Colbourne, John, Cosby, Bernard Jack, Durance, Isabelle, Creer, Simon

“…Anthropogenically forced changes in global freshwater biodiversity demand more efficient monitoring approaches. Consequently, environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis…”
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Spatial patterns of genetic diversity, community composition and occurrence of native and non-native amphipods in naturally replicated tributary streams by Altermatt, Florian, Alther, Roman, Mächler, Elvira

“…Worldwide, natural communities are invaded by non-native species, with potentially devastating effects on the native communities. A large part of past research…”
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Diversity and distribution of freshwater amphipod species in Switzerland (Crustacea: Amphipoda) by Altermatt, Florian, Alther, Roman, Fišer, Cene, Jokela, Jukka, Konec, Marjeta, Küry, Daniel, Mächler, Elvira, Stucki, Pascal, Westram, Anja Marie

“…Amphipods are key organisms in many freshwater systems and contribute substantially to the diversity and functioning of macroinvertebrate communities…”
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Assessing different components of diversity across a river network using eDNA by Mächler, Elvira, Little, Chelsea J., Wüthrich, Remo, Alther, Roman, Fronhofer, Emanuel A., Gounand, Isabelle, Harvey, Eric, Hürlemann, Samuel, Walser, Jean‐Claude, Altermatt, Florian

“…Assessing individual components of biodiversity, such as local or regional taxon richness, and differences in community composition is a long‐standing…”
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Advancing the use of molecular methods for routine freshwater macroinvertebrate biomonitoring – the need for calibration experiments by Blackman, Rosetta, Mächler, Elvira, Altermatt, Florian, Arnold, Amanda, Beja, Pedro, Boets, Pieter, Egeter, Bastian, Elbrecht, Vasco, Filipe, Ana Filipa, Jones, John, Macher, Jan, Majaneva, Markus, Martins, Filipa, Múrria, Cesc, Meissner, Kristian, Pawlowski, Jan, Schmidt Yáñez, Paul, Zizka, Vera, Leese, Florian, Price, Benjamin, Deiner, Kristy

“…Over the last decade, steady advancements have been made in the use of DNA-based methods for detection of species in a wide range of ecosystems. This progress…”
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Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information by Deiner, Kristy, Fronhofer, Emanuel A., Mächler, Elvira, Walser, Jean-Claude, Altermatt, Florian

“…DNA sampled from the environment (eDNA) is a useful way to uncover biodiversity patterns. By combining a conceptual model and empirical data, we test whether…”
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Environmental DNA metabarcoding: Transforming how we survey animal and plant communities by Deiner, Kristy, Bik, Holly M., Mächler, Elvira, Seymour, Mathew, Lacoursière‐Roussel, Anaïs, Altermatt, Florian, Creer, Simon, Bista, Iliana, Lodge, David M., Vere, Natasha, Pfrender, Michael E., Bernatchez, Louis

“…The genomic revolution has fundamentally changed how we survey biodiversity on earth. High‐throughput sequencing (“HTS”) platforms now enable the rapid…”
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Mapping biodiversity hotspots of fish communities in subtropical streams through environmental DNA by Blackman, Rosetta C., Osathanunkul, Maslin, Brantschen, Jeanine, Di Muri, Cristina, Harper, Lynsey R., Mächler, Elvira, Hänfling, Bernd, Altermatt, Florian

“…Large tropical and subtropical rivers are among the most biodiverse ecosystems worldwide, but also suffer from high anthropogenic pressures. These rivers are…”
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Biodiversity increases and decreases ecosystem stability by Pennekamp, Frank, Pontarp, Mikael, Tabi, Andrea, Altermatt, Florian, Alther, Roman, Choffat, Yves, Fronhofer, Emanuel A., Ganesanandamoorthy, Pravin, Garnier, Aurélie, Griffiths, Jason I., Greene, Suzanne, Horgan, Katherine, Massie, Thomas M., Mächler, Elvira, Palamara, Gian Marco, Seymour, Mathew, Petchey, Owen L.

“…Losses and gains in species diversity affect ecological stability 1 – 7 and the sustainability of ecosystem functions and services 8 – 13 . Experiments and…”
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