Unraveling long-term trends and drivers of fish biodiversity change using environmental DNA metabarcoding of archived samples
Robin Schütz, Martin Friedrichs‐Manthey, Till‐Hendrik Macher, Arne J. Beermann, Jens Arle, Jan Koschorreck, Florian Leese
The paper uses environmental DNA metabarcoding of archived samples to track long-term fish biodiversity trends and identify drivers of change across six European river systems over 17 years.
bioRxiv · Dec 25, 2025 · PreprintEcology