Graham S. Sellers

Pumping stations negatively affect the distribution of critically endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla); a landscape-scale study using environmental DNA metabarcoding

This study uses environmental DNA metabarcoding to assess how pumping stations affect European eel distribution and fish species richness in wetland catchments.

Species-specific versus community-wide assays in eDNA monitoring of European eel Anguilla anguilla: Trade-offs between detection sensitivity and the value of additional community data

This study compares eDNA metabarcoding and qPCR for detecting European eel in river catchments, finding metabarcoding more effective for broader ecological insights despite slightly lower sensitivity.

Multi-tool monitoring: integrating non-invasive methods to assess vertebrate diversity and trophic complexity in terrestrial rewilding

This study evaluates the effectiveness of multiple non-invasive methods for assessing vertebrate diversity and trophic complexity in rewilding sites, finding that integrating environmental DNA and passive acoustic monitoring provides the most comprehensive results.

Seasonal changes in fish eDNA signal vary between contrasting river types

This study examines seasonal changes in fish eDNA signals across different river types, finding inconsistent patterns and highlighting the importance of considering priority species in survey design.

Climate drives long-term landscape and rapid short-term promoter evolution in the Western Canaries lizard, Gallotia galloti

The paper examines climate-driven promoter evolution in the Western Canaries lizard, identifying adaptive loci and selection patterns linked to elevation and extreme weather events.

The molecular arsenal of the key coastal bioturbator Hediste diversicolor faced with changing oceans

This study presents the first annotated genome of Hediste diversicolor and evaluates its transcriptomic and behavioral responses to oceanic stressors like pH and temperature changes.

Who Grows There? A Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience to explore the human microbiome through 16S DNA metabarcoding

This paper describes a CURE that teaches undergraduates DNA sequencing, molecular biology, and bioinformatics through analyzing the human microbiome using 16S metabarcoding.

Optimised DNA isolation from marine sponges for natural sampler DNA (nsDNA) metabarcoding

This study optimises DNA isolation from marine sponges for metabarcoding, finding that blotting tissue dry and using a non-commercial protocol improves taxon recovery and sequence reads.

Genomic taxonomic assignment of individual root-knot nematodes

The paper uses long-read sequencing to accurately identify root-knot nematode species from individual samples.

Read counts from environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reflect fish abundance and biomass in drained ponds

This study shows that eDNA metabarcoding read counts correlate with fish biomass and abundance in ponds, and results are consistent across different DNA capture methods.