NEW PAPER: Metabarcoding advances agricultural invertebrate biomonitoring by enhancing resolution, increasing throughput and facilitating network inference

Massive congratulations to Ben on publishing his first first-author paper in Agricultural and Forest Entomology! Check it out: Metabarcoding advances agricultural invertebrate biomonitoring by enhancing resolution, increasing throughput and facilitating network inference Ben’s review summarises the current applications of metabarcoding to agricultural biomonitoring, best practices for newcomers and seasoned metabarcoders alike, and how this slotsContinueContinue reading “NEW PAPER: Metabarcoding advances agricultural invertebrate biomonitoring by enhancing resolution, increasing throughput and facilitating network inference”

NEW PAPER: Identifying archived insect bulk samples using DNA metabarcoding: A case study using the long-term Rothamsted Insect Survey

Check out this new paper published in Environmental DNA from Dimitrios Petsopoulos from the Network Ecology Group and co-authors: Identifying archived insect bulk samples using DNA metabarcoding: A case study using the long-term Rothamsted Insect Survey Dimitrios led a study that demonstrates the compatibility of DNA metabarcoding with long-term insect monitoring schemes, using the RothamstedContinueContinue reading “NEW PAPER: Identifying archived insect bulk samples using DNA metabarcoding: A case study using the long-term Rothamsted Insect Survey”