From environmental DNA sequences to ecological conclusions: How strong is the influence of methodological choices?

By Irene Calderón‐Sanou, T. Münkemüller, Frédéric Boyer, Lucie Zinger, Wilfried Thuiller. Journal of Biogeography, 2019

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Environmental DNA (eDNA) is increasingly used for analysing and modelling all‐inclusive biodiversity patterns. However, the reliability of eDNA‐based diversity estimates is commonly compromised by arbitrary decisions for curating the data from molecular artefacts. Here, we test the sensitivity of common ecological analyses to these curation steps, and identify the crucial ones to draw sound ecological conclusions.

Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology

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