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View article: Genetic data support the relict and native status of Styrax officinalis L. (Styracaceae) in Italy
Genetic data support the relict and native status of Styrax officinalis L. (Styracaceae) in Italy Open
Introduction The woody angiosperm Styrax officinalis L., primarily occurring in the Near East and South-eastern Europe, has been historically considered a human introduction in the Italian Peninsula. Methods To challenge this assumption, w…
View article: Enriching barcoding markers in environmental samples utilizing a phylogenetic probe design: Insights from mock communities
Enriching barcoding markers in environmental samples utilizing a phylogenetic probe design: Insights from mock communities Open
Hybridization capture is an emerging method making use of short oligonucleotide baits to enrich DNA libraries for genomic fragments of specific organisms thus enabling detection of their presence in environmental samples. Although it offer…
View article: Environmental DNA as an emerging tool in botanical research
Environmental DNA as an emerging tool in botanical research Open
Over the past quarter century, environmental DNA (eDNA) has been ascendant as a tool to detect, measure, and monitor biodiversity (species and communities), as a means of elucidating biological interaction networks, and as a window into un…
View article: Plants, pollinators and their interactions under global ecological change: The role of pollen <scp>DNA</scp> metabarcoding
Plants, pollinators and their interactions under global ecological change: The role of pollen <span>DNA</span> metabarcoding Open
Anthropogenic activities are triggering global changes in the environment, causing entire communities of plants, pollinators and their interactions to restructure, and ultimately leading to species declines. To understand the mechanisms be…
View article: Isolated Grauer's gorilla populations differ in diet and gut microbiome
Isolated Grauer's gorilla populations differ in diet and gut microbiome Open
The animal gut microbiome has been implicated in a number of key biological processes, ranging from digestion to behaviour, and has also been suggested to facilitate local adaptation. Yet studies in wild animals rarely compare multiple pop…
View article: Pollen DNA metabarcoding and related methods in global change ecology: prospects, challenges, and progress
Pollen DNA metabarcoding and related methods in global change ecology: prospects, challenges, and progress Open
Anthropogenic activities are leading to changes in the environment at global scales, and understanding these changes requires rapid, high-throughput methods of assessment. Pollen DNA metabarcoding and related methods provide advantages in …
View article: Isolated Grauer’s gorilla populations differ in diet and gut microbiome
Isolated Grauer’s gorilla populations differ in diet and gut microbiome Open
The animal gut microbiome has been implicated in a number of key biological processes, ranging from digestion to behavior, and has also been suggested to facilitate local adaptation. However, studies in wild animals rarely compare multiple…
View article: PaleoEcoGen: Unlocking the power of ancient environmental DNA to understand past ecological trends
PaleoEcoGen: Unlocking the power of ancient environmental DNA to understand past ecological trends Open
PaleoEcoGen is a new working group that was launched with the aim of bringing together scientists from around the world who use ancient environmental DNA (ancient eDNA) as a novel proxy to examine the response of past biological communitie…
View article: Shotgun barcode baiting: capturing barcoding genes from environmental samples for species identification
Shotgun barcode baiting: capturing barcoding genes from environmental samples for species identification Open
<p>The current main methodologies for identifying DNA fragments in ancient environmental samples are metabarcoding and shotgun sequencing which present strong advantages and limitations. Target capture is a promising method for enric…
View article: Lake Sedimentary DNA Research on Past Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity: Overview and Recommendations
Lake Sedimentary DNA Research on Past Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity: Overview and Recommendations Open
The use of lake sedimentary DNA to track the long-term changes in both terrestrial and aquatic biota is a rapidly advancing field in paleoecological research. Although largely applied nowadays, knowledge gaps remain in this field and there…
View article: Data from manuscript "Lake sedimentary DNA research on past terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity: Overview and recommendations"
Data from manuscript "Lake sedimentary DNA research on past terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity: Overview and recommendations" Open
This folder is used to compile the raw data used in each of the case study included in this manuscript
View article: Raw qPCR data and raw Sanger sequences.
Raw qPCR data and raw Sanger sequences. Open
Raw qPCR data and raw Sanger sequences.
View article: Data from Capo et al. (2021) Quaternary "Lake sedimentary DNA research on past terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity: Overview and recommendations"
Data from Capo et al. (2021) Quaternary "Lake sedimentary DNA research on past terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity: Overview and recommendations" Open
This folder is used to compile the raw data used in each of the case study included in this manuscript
View article: Early Holocene presences of Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) at high latitudes in Norway and Sweden: the genetic story of up to 9550 year old spruce clones in the Scandinavian mountains
Early Holocene presences of Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) at high latitudes in Norway and Sweden: the genetic story of up to 9550 year old spruce clones in the Scandinavian mountains Open
<p><span>The survival of boreal trees in ice-free cryptic refugia&#8217;s at high latitudes during the Last Glacial Maximum has been subjected to a long-standing debate. Norway spruce (</span><span><em>Pic…
View article: Shotgun DNA, pollen and biological multi-proxy analysis of Lateglacial lake sediments from Monticchio, Italy
Shotgun DNA, pollen and biological multi-proxy analysis of Lateglacial lake sediments from Monticchio, Italy Open
<p>We used shotgun DNA sequencing of the full metagenome preserved in varved lake sediments from southern Italy (Lago Grande di Monticchio) to investigate the whole diversity of taxonomic groups present. We combine sedimentary aDNA a…
View article: Holocene book review: Environmental DNA: For Biodiversity Research and Monitoring
Holocene book review: Environmental DNA: For Biodiversity Research and Monitoring Open
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is an efficient and easy-to-standardise molecular tool that has gained widespread importance during the past 10 years, as part of the worldwide campaign to investigate and monitor biodiversity by using glo…
View article: Quaternary DNA: A Multidisciplinary Research Field
Quaternary DNA: A Multidisciplinary Research Field Open
The purpose of this Milankovitch review is to explain the significance of Quaternary DNA studies and the importance of the recent methodological advances that have enabled the study of late Quaternary remains in more detail, and the testin…
View article: Shotgun Environmental DNA, Pollen, and Macrofossil Analysis of Lateglacial Lake Sediments From Southern Sweden
Shotgun Environmental DNA, Pollen, and Macrofossil Analysis of Lateglacial Lake Sediments From Southern Sweden Open
The lake sediments of Hässeldala Port in south-east Sweden provide an archive of local and regional environmental conditions ~14.5–9.5 ka BP (thousand years before present) and allow testing DNA sequencing techniques to reconstruct past ve…
View article: Phylogeography and population genetics of<i>Acanthophyllum squarrosum</i>complex (Caryophyllaceae) in the Irano-Turanian region
Phylogeography and population genetics of<i>Acanthophyllum squarrosum</i>complex (Caryophyllaceae) in the Irano-Turanian region Open
Acanthophyllum squarrosum and two closely related species, A. heratense and A. laxiusculum (Caryophyllaceae), form a complex that covers parts of subalpine steppes of the Irano-Turanian (IT) region. In this study, we explored the genetic s…
View article: Impact of climate change implies the northward shift in distribution of the Irano-Turanian subalpine species complex Acanthophyllum squarrosum
Impact of climate change implies the northward shift in distribution of the Irano-Turanian subalpine species complex Acanthophyllum squarrosum Open
In this study, we used maximum entropy modeling to predict the climate changeeffects on the distribution range of a subalpine steppe flora species complex, Acanthophyllum squarrosum (Caryophyllaceae). We used data from four different model…
View article: Improved recovery of ancient DNA from subfossil wood – application to the world's oldest Late Glacial pine forest
Improved recovery of ancient DNA from subfossil wood – application to the world's oldest Late Glacial pine forest Open
Summary Ancient DNA from historical and subfossil wood has a great potential to provide new insights into the history of tree populations. However, its extraction and analysis have not become routine, mainly because contamination of the wo…
View article: The real significance of ancient DNA
The real significance of ancient DNA Open
One of the great challenges for science today is to explain what shapes the biodiversity we see around us: some 8.7 (±1.3) million species and counting (Mora et al., 2011), of which about 400,000 are vascular plants.
View article: Genetic diversity and divergence at the Arbutus unedo L. (Ericaceae) westernmost distribution limit
Genetic diversity and divergence at the Arbutus unedo L. (Ericaceae) westernmost distribution limit Open
Mediterranean forests are fragile ecosystems vulnerable to recent global warming and reduction of precipitation, and a long-term negative effect is expected on vegetation with increasing drought and in areas burnt by fires. We investigated…
View article: Ancient plant <scp>DNA</scp> in lake sediments
Ancient plant <span>DNA</span> in lake sediments Open
Contents Summary 924 I. Introduction 925 II. Environmental and temporal limits for survival of aDNA 925 III. Lake sediments 927 IV. Perspective for plant aDNA research 929 V. Perspective for plant aDNA research 930 VI. Pollen DNA 930 VII. …