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M. Alex Smith

University of GuelphORCID 0000-0002-8650-2575Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Anibal H CastilloiD· 1 shared Dirk SteinkeiD· 1 shared Shoshanah JacobsiD· 1 shared

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Assessment of Leaf-Litter Invertebrate Biodiversity Using High Throughput Sequencing

Anibal H Castillo, Shoshanah Jacobs, Dirk Steinke, M. Alex Smith

The paper assesses leaf-litter invertebrate biodiversity using high-throughput sequencing, finding that the Qiagen Blood and Tissue Kit is most effective and that temperature influences community composition.

PLoS ONE · Aug 20, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology