Elizabeth Andruszkiewicz Allan

Multi-omic Environmental Monitoring Reveals When Molecular Signals Reflect Living Biology

The paper shows that environmental RNA, CpG methylation, and bulk DNA differ in persistence, affecting the reliability of molecular signals in water samples.

Depth-dependent eDNA abundances across ecosystems inform deep-sea sampling strategies

This study quantifies how eDNA concentration declines with depth and productivity, deriving sampling targets to improve deep-sea biodiversity assessments.

Eukaryotic biodiversity and ecological networks from the surface to the mesopelagic in the Northwest Atlantic Slope Water

The paper uses eDNA metabarcoding to study eukaryotic biodiversity and ecological networks in the Northwest Atlantic Slope Water, revealing depth-specific communities and the role of protists in network stability.

Vertebrate Biodiversity via eDNA at the air-water interface

This paper uses eDNA sequencing to show that genetic material moves between water and air, revealing a continuous ecological interface and offering new monitoring approaches for vertebrates.

Long-range PCR amplification and nanopore sequencing of 8-10 kb mitochondrial fragments from environmental DNA

The paper demonstrates the use of long-range PCR and nanopore sequencing to obtain and analyze long mitochondrial fragments from environmental DNA samples, enabling species identification despite sequencing errors.

Fast, Flexible, Feasible: A Transparent Framework for Evaluating eDNA Workflow Trade-offs in Resource-Limited Settings

The paper evaluates eDNA workflows to identify cost-effective and sensitive methods for biodiversity monitoring in resource-limited settings.

Differential Decay of Multiple eNA Components from a Cetacean

The paper tracks the decay of multiple environmental nucleic acid components from a cetacean in seawater, finding distinct degradation rates and suggesting their use as a molecular clock for eNA age estimation.

Estimating Organism Abundance Using Within-Sample Haplotype Frequencies of eDNA Metabarcoding Data

The paper estimates organism abundance from eDNA metabarcoding data by analyzing haplotype frequency deviations within samples.

Fish from the sky: Airborne eDNA tracks aquatic life

The paper demonstrates that airborne eDNA can reliably detect aquatic life, showing that passive air samplers capture eDNA signals comparable to water samples.

Distinguishing Signal from Noise: Understanding Patterns of Non-Detections to Inform Accurate Quantitative Metabarcoding

This study investigates non-detections in metabarcoding data to improve quantitative accuracy by modeling amplification biases and stochastic sampling effects.

Quantitative PCR assays to detect humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), shortbelly rockfish (Sebastes jordani), and common murre (Uria aalge) in marine water samples

The paper develops qPCR assays for detecting three marine species in environmental water samples, showing high sensitivity but varying specificity.