Environmental DNA of aquatic macrophytes: The potential for reconstructing past and present vegetation and environments

• Published in: Freshwater biology Vol. 68; no. 11; pp. 1929 - 1950
• Main Authors: Revéret, Aloïs, Rijal, Dilli P., Heintzman, Peter D., Brown, Antony G., Stoof‐Leichsenring, Kathleen R., Alsos, Inger G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: aquatic communities; Aquatic ecosystems; Aquatic habitats; Aquatic plants; Biodiversity; Case studies; Chloroplasts; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA barcoding; Ecological distribution; Ecological niches; Ecology: 488; Environmental conditions; Environmental DNA; Environmental indicators; Freshwater; Freshwater ecosystems; freshwater environments; Gene sequencing; Holocene; Holocene epoch; Inland water environment; introns; Lakes; limnology; Macrophytes; Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400; Mathematics and natural scienses: 400; Metagenomics; Niches; palaeoecology; pH effects; plant taxonomy; Scandinavia; sedaDNA; Taxonomy; Trophic status; Trophic structure; vascular plants; VDP; Vegetation; Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; Zoology and botany: 480; Økologi: 488; Scandinavia

Environmental DNA is increasingly being used to reconstruct past and present biodiversity including from freshwater ecosystems. Macrophytes are especially good environmental indicators, thus their environmental DNA palaeorecord might shed light on past postglacial environments. Here, we first review...