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Klaus Birkhofer

Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-SenftenbergORCID 0000-0002-9301-2443Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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EcologybioRxivPreprintOct 6, 2026

Spiders as natural DNA samplers recover arthropod community diversity and biotic interactions across space and time

Sven Weber, Anja Carina Melcher, Jerilyn Calaor…·Henrik Krehenwinkel

This study shows spiders can effectively sample arthropod DNA from their gut contents, revealing community diversity and biotic interactions comparable to traditional methods and preserving historical data up to 20 years.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.05.756666

metagenomicsstatistical model