Seasonal turnover in community composition of stream‐associated macroinvertebrates inferred from freshwater environmental DNA metabarcoding

• Published in: Environmental DNA (Hoboken, N.J.) Vol. 3; no. 4; pp. 861 - 876
• Main Authors: Reinholdt Jensen, Mads, Egelyng Sigsgaard, Eva, Agersnap, Sune, Jessen Rasmussen, Jes, Baattrup‐Pedersen, Annette, Wiberg‐Larsen, Peter, Francis Thomsen, Philip
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.07.2021; Wiley
• Subjects: Aquatic ecology; arthropods; Autumn; Biodiversity; Biomonitoring; Community composition; community structure; Composition; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Divergence; DNA; Ecological effects; Ecological monitoring; Ecosystems; environmental DNA; genetic monitoring; Laboratories; Macroinvertebrates; metabarcoding; Morphology; Sampling; Seasonal variations; seasonality; Species composition; Spring (season); Streams; Taxa; Taxonomy; Water analysis; Water purification; Water sampling; Denmark

Macroinvertebrate communities are crucial for biodiversity monitoring and assessment of ecological status in stream ecosystems. However, traditional monitoring approaches require intensive sampling and rely on invasive morphological identifications that are time‐consuming and dependent on taxonomic...