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Wesley R. Farnsworth

University of CopenhagenORCID 0000-0001-7375-2228Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1

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Esther Ruth GuðmundsdóttiriD· 2 shared Mikkel Winther PederseniD· 2 shared Abigail Daisy RamsøeiD· 1 shared Ainara SistiagaiD· 1 shared Ana ProhaskaiD· 1 shared Anthony RuteriD· 1 shared Antonio Fernàndez-GuerraiD· 1 shared Árni Daníel JúlíussoniD· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 2/yr

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Environmental DNA Reveals Reykjavik's Human and Ecological History

Kurt Henrik Kjær, Anthony Ruter, Mateu Menéndez‐Serra, Nicola Alexandra Vogel, Abigail Daisy Ramsøe, Wesley R. Farnsworth, Marie‐Louise Siggaard‐Andersen, Zihao Huang, Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen, Karina Krarup Svenninggaard Sand, Ana Prohaska, Lasse Vinner, Jesper T. Stenderup, Martin Sikora, Ólafur Inǵólfsson, , Eske Willerslev

This study uses environmental DNA from Lake Tjornin to challenge the narrative of Norse-induced environmental collapse in Reykjavik, showing dynamic human-environment interactions shaped by both cultural practices and external stressors.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2025 · PreprintGenomics

Ancient environmental DNA indicates limited human impact on marine biodiversity in pre-industrial Iceland

Luke E. Holman, Emilia M. R. Arfaoui, Lene Bruhn Pedersen, Wesley R. Farnsworth, Philippa L Ascough, Paul Butler, Esther Ruth Guðmundsdóttir, David J. Reynolds, Tamara Trofimova, Jack Thomas Rhodes Wilkin, Christian Carøe, Tobias Guldberg Frøslev, Ramona Harrison, Shyam Gopalakrishnan, Mikkel Winther Pedersen, , Kristine Bohmann

The paper uses ancient environmental DNA to analyze marine biodiversity in pre-industrial Iceland, finding limited human impact compared to climate effects.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Jul 10, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology