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An assessment of the fungal conservation value of Hardcastle Crags (Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire) using NextGen DNA sequencing of soil samples.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Griffiths, G. W. & Cavalli, O. & Detheridge, A. P.

Content type: Miscellaneous

Soil samples were collected from 14 grassland areas (each ca. 900 m²) in the Hardcastle Crags area, near Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire (Hollin Hall, C...

Potential implications of the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources for the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity. A submission from CGIAR to the Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Published online: 10 Oct 2018

Authors: Halewood, M. & Lopez Noriega, I & Ellis, D. & Roa, C. & Rouard, M. & Sackville Hamilton, R.

Content type: Miscellaneous

The Secretary of the CBD called on relevant organizations and stakeholders "to submit views and relevant information on any potential implications of ...

An examination of the accuracy of a sequential PCR and sequencing test used to detect the incursion of an invasive species: the case of the red fox in Tasmania.

Published online: 10 Jun 2015

Authors: Ramsey, D. S. L. & MacDonald, A. J. & Quasim, S. & Barclay, C. & Sarre, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostic tests are increasingly applied to the identification of wildlife. Yet rigorous verification is rare and the...

Pilot study to validate an environmental DNA sampler for monitoring inshore fish communities.

Published online: 24 Mar 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Mynott, S.

Content type: Miscellaneous

The utility of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for monitoring species diversity are gaining acceptance amongst industry and government decision-ma...

Resolving patterns of population genetic and phylogeographic structure to inform control and eradication initiatives for brown rats Rattus norvegicus on South Georgia.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Piertney, S. B. & Black, A. & Watt, L. & Christie, D. & Poncet, S. & Collins, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The control and eradication of invasive species is a common management strategy to protect or restore native biodiversity. On South Georgia in the Sou...

Soil preparation methods promoting ectomycorrhizal colonization and American chestnut Castanea dentata establishment in coal mine restoration.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Bauman, J. M. & Keiffer, C. H. & Hiremath, S. & McCarthy, B. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The objective of this research was to evaluate soil subsurface methods that may aid in seedling establishment and encourage root colonization from a d...

Phylogenetic measures of plant communities show long-term change and impacts of fire management in tallgrass prairie remnants.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Larkin, D. J. & Hipp, A. L. & Kattge, J. & Prescott, W. & Tonietto, R. K. & Jacobi, S. K. & Bowles, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Phylogenies are increasingly incorporated into ecological studies on the basis that evolutionary relatedness broadly correlates with trait similarity....

Advances in metabarcoding techniques bring us closer to reliable monitoring of the marine benthos.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Steyaert, M. & Priestley, V. & Osborne, O. & Herraiz, A. & Arnold, R. & Savolainen, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reliable and accurate biodiversity census methods are essential for monitoring ecosystem health and assessing potential ecological impacts of future d...

Morphology and mini-barcodes: the inclusion of larval sampling and NGS-based barcoding improves robustness of ecological analyses of mosquito communities.

Published online: 01 Nov 2021

Authors: Yeo HuiQing & Yeoh TzeXuan & Ding HuiCong & Lee TzeMing [Lee, T. M. T.] & Puniamoorthy, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A significant proportion of vector-borne diseases are transmitted by blood-sucking dipterans, including mosquitoes. Understanding transmission risks r...