Stefan Lötters

Metabarcoding and microtomography reveal new insights into the dietary niche of near-extinct amphibians

This study uses DNA metabarcoding and microtomography to analyze the diet of near-extinct harlequin toads, revealing ecological segregation and hymenopteran specialization.

Imminent invasion of the chytrid fungus threatens the last naive amphibian biodiversity hotspots

The paper identifies the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta as a new large-scale Bd-free amphibian refuge, highlighting its vulnerability to imminent chytrid fungus invasion.

A field-deployable eDNA metabarcoding workflow including de novo reference assembly for characterizing understudied biodiversity hotspots

This paper introduces a field-deployable eDNA metabarcoding workflow that generates reference sequences to improve biodiversity monitoring in understudied ecosystems.