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L. R. Harper

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 8 Approach:experimental assay· 7 Assay:metagenomics· 7 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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B. Hänfling· 3 shared S. Mariani· 3 shared A. Riesgo· 2 shared C. D. Sayer· 2 shared L. Lawson Handley· 2 shared M. B. Arias· 2 shared R. C. Blackman· 2 shared W. Cai· 2 shared

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Terrestrial land cover shapes fish diversity in major subtropical rivers

H. Zhang, R. C. Blackman, R. Furrer, M. Osathanunkul, J. Brantschen, C. Di Muri, L. R. Harper, B. Haenfling, P. A. Niklaus, L. Pellissier, M. E. Schaepman, S. Zong, F. Altermatt

The paper links terrestrial land cover changes to fish diversity in a subtropical river catchment, showing LULC effects up to 20 km upstream and explaining 60% of species richness variance.

bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2023 · PreprintEcology

Trapped DNA fragments in marine sponge specimens unveil north Atlantic deep-sea fish diversity

E. F. Neave, W. Cai, M. B. Arias, L. R. Harper, A. Riesgo, S. Mariani

This study uses DNA from marine sponges to reconstruct fish communities and assess biodiversity in the North Atlantic.

bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2023 · PreprintEcology

Environmental DNA persistence and fish detection in captive sponges

W. Cai, L. R. Harper, E. Neave, P. Shum, J. Craggs, M. B. Arias, A. Riesgo, S. Mariani

This study examines eDNA persistence in sponges and compares their effectiveness to water samples for detecting fish in controlled aquarium settings.

bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2022Ecology

BeeDNA: microfluidic environmental DNA metabarcoding as a tool for connecting plant and pollinator communities

L. R. Harper, M. L. Niemiller, J. Benito, L. E. Paddock, E. Knittle, B. Molano-Flores, M. A. Davis

This study evaluates microfluidic eDNA metabarcoding for monitoring pollinator communities, finding it effective for detecting target species and common arthropods in greenhouse and field settings.

bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2021Ecology

Estuarine molecular bycatch as a landscape-wide biomonitoring tool

S. Mariani, L. R. Harper, R. A. Collins, C. Baillie, O. Wangensteen, A. McDevitt, M. Heddell-Cowie, M. J. Genner

The paper shows that fish-targeted eDNA metabarcoding can detect birds and mammals, providing insights into spatial and temporal faunal variation in estuaries.

bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2021Ecology

Using DNA metabarcoding to investigate diet and niche partitioning in the native European otter (Lutra lutra) and invasive American mink (Neovison vison)

L. R. Harper, H. V. Watson, R. Donnelly, R. Hampshire, C. D. Sayer, T. Breithaupt, B. Hänfling

This study uses DNA metabarcoding to compare the diets and niche partitioning of European otters and American mink in the UK, finding low niche overlap and differences in prey diversity and composition.

bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2020Ecology

Assessing the impact of the threatened crucian carp (Carassius carassius) on pond invertebrate diversity - a comparison of conventional and molecular tools

L. R. Harper, L. Lawson Handley, C. D. Sayer, D. S. Read, M. Benucci, R. C. Blackman, M. J. Hill, B. Hänfling

The paper compares conventional and molecular methods for assessing invertebrate diversity in ponds with and without crucian carp, finding that molecular tools provide more accurate and comprehensive data.

bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2020Ecology

Generating and testing ecological hypotheses at the pondscape with environmental DNA metabarcoding: a case study on a threatened amphibian

L. R. Harper, L. Lawson Handley, C. Hahn, N. Boonham, H. C. Rees, E. Lewis, I. P. Adams, P. Brotherton, S. Phillips, B. Hänfling

This study uses eDNA metabarcoding to test ecological hypotheses about the great crested newt's associations with other species and environmental factors across UK ponds.

Environmental DNA · Nov 28, 2019Peer-reviewedEcology