Metabarcoding malaise trap plant components enables monitoring the diversity of plant-insect interactions
Stephanie J. Swenson, Lisa Eichler, Thomas Hörren, Gerlind U. C. Lehmann, Martin Sorg, Birgit Gemeinholzer
This study uses DNA metabarcoding to analyze plant traces in Malaise trap samples, revealing insect-plant interactions and detecting rare and neophyte species.
bioRxiv · Dec 21, 2021 · PreprintMolecular Biology