Four species of jellyfish used to extract environmental DNA

Maybe there’s no better “natural #eDNA sampler” than a sponge. But here we show why #jellyfish maybe also deserve some consideration:
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@craigwilding.bsky.social @ljmubiocon.bsky.social #OGS #Trieste #Miramare

We are organising a great Summer School on eDNA and Invasive Species at NORD University in Bodø, Norway!
Submissions are open, take a look below!

#eDNA #InvasiveAlienSpecies #GuardIAS

Proudly presenting the 1st chapter of my PhD as my 1st bluesky post!

Unlocking Demography: Developing an eDNA‐Based Toolkit to Measure Sex Ratios From Populations Demographic information, such as sex ratios, is essential for understanding population dynamics and informing conservation strategies. Yet obtaining sex ratios in natural populations can be challengi....

🔥 Hot off the press: ever wonder if you could get demographic info for natural pops with #eDNA #environmentalDNA? Well wonder no more! First proof of principle for sex-ratios coming to a computer screen near you: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Submitting a symposia application for #eccb2026 on transdisciplinary applications of #eDNA research, focusing on stakeholder integration. If you’d like to present in this symposia and are already planning to attend, message me before Friday!

Done, you’re in! 🤝

Your wish is my command, good sir! 👍

Your wish is my command, Lauren!

SAVE THE DATE #Neobiota2026 is coming to Brussels Leave your contact details www.neobiota2026.org

Come visit us at Leiden University for ECCB2026!

You’re in!

Can we circumvent the cumbersome filtration of #edna from seawater to detect rare taxa? Yes! Passively deploying simple cost-effective cotton membranes can, with trade-offs of course. @sednasociety.bsky.social doi.org/10.7717/peer...

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A caulking gun might be your new best friend with those syringes. Your hands will thank me later

Love me a good ol’ sankey!

A great FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Resuseable) hosted by Miwa Takahashi of CSIRO, @lynseyrharper.bsky.social @nidunn.bsky.social last Friday. Recording great metadata for #eDNA studies, #futureproof

⛴️🌊OceanX is seeking a #post-doctoral associate in the field of marine #eDNA and meta #genomics

⏳unspecified deadline
👉More info: buff.ly/GXVsEfV

And their ecological impacts are much more widespread and diverse than is often communicated. Here, I try to put the record straight. I do so while describing a recent paper of ours that introduces a new categorisation of 19 impacts types that invasive species have across ecological hierarchies.

Open Positions Positions and vacancies at the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate

Would you like to come to work with us here at @Macroecology ? The Center is opening six new positions!

macroecology.ku.dk/people/posit...

New paper out from our crew on using #eDNA to detect the pathogenic chytrid fungus (Bsal) and characterise the surrounding amphibian community from pond samples in the Netherlands. Small number of samples but highlights the potential of eDNA for routine monitoring of both. bioone.org/journals/jou...

Shotgun sequencing of airborne eDNA achieves rapid assessment of whole biomes, population genetics and genomic variation. #eDNA #ShotgunSequencing #PopulationGenetics #GenomicVariation #Genomics #Bioinformatics @natecoevo.nature.com‬ 🧬 🖥️
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nice one!

Proud of this new publication demonstrating #eDNA as a useful accessory to invasive species management in practice. In this case, we observed eDNA declines coinciding with community-led apple snail removal from an Austin, Texas pond. www.reabic.net/journals/mbi...

Scientists’ warning on genetic pollution - Discover Conservation Genetic pollution (i.e. anthropogenic hybridization) is insidious; it is a worryingly common problem that should be taken more seriously. Advances in DNA sequencing technologies make it possible to ob...

🎇New paper alert
GENETIC POLLUTION-caused by human-driven hybridization-is more widespread and dangerous than you think.

With modern DNA tools, we can act BUT policy must catch up fast!
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#conservation #biodiversity #biosecurity #conservationgenetics

Developing terrestrial environmental DNA sampling methods for detecting arboreal invasive reptiles: a case study of the green anole in the Ogasawara Island, Japan Early detection of invasive alien species is essential for preventing establishment and mitigating ecological impacts, particularly in island ecosystems harbouring evolutionarily isolated endemic spec...

Developing terrestrial environmental DNA sampling methods for detecting arboreal invasive reptiles: a case study of the green anole in the Ogasawara Island, Japan

#eDNA #environmentalDNA

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

No problem Clare, you’ve been added as well! Enjoy

You’re name has now been added, making the list even greater 💪

Done! 🙌

Are offshore wind farms the next safe spaces for sharks and rays? - Oceanographic New eDNA evidence has confirmed the presence of active shark and rays around Dutch offshore wind farms, posing an exciting new question.

🦈 Offshore wind farms may offer safe zones for sharks & rays.🌍 Dutch researchers found eDNA of 5 species, incl. basking sharks, in turbine areas.🧪 Bans on bottom trawling could help marine life rebound.🌐
#Sharks #eDNA #Marinelife #Conservation #wildlife
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After 4 year as a subject editor for @oikosjournal.bsky.social I am stepping away to focus more on my students and teaching. It’s been fun and educational! I’d definitely recommend it.
If anyone qualified in the #eDNA sphere is looking to be an editor, let me know and I can pass along your info.