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Christopher Heine

Universität TrierORCID 0009-0002-6103-2391Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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ZoologyFolia ZoologicaPeer-reviewedFeb 19, 2026

Metabarcoding and microtomography reveal new insights into the dietary niche of near-extinct amphibians

Amadeus Plewnia, Renaud Boistel, Christopher Heine…·Stefan Lötters

This study uses DNA metabarcoding and microtomography to analyze the diet of near-extinct harlequin toads, revealing ecological segregation and hymenopteran specialization.

DOI 10.25225/jvb.25109

metagenomicsexperimental assay

EcologybioRxivPreprintFeb 4, 2026

Imminent invasion of the chytrid fungus threatens the last naive amphibian biodiversity hotspots

Amadeus Plewnia, Frank Pasmans, Tobias Hildwein…·Stefan Lötters

The paper identifies the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta as a new large-scale Bd-free amphibian refuge, highlighting its vulnerability to imminent chytrid fungus invasion.

3 citations

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

EcologybioRxivPreprintSep 14, 2025

A field-deployable eDNA metabarcoding workflow including de novo reference assembly for characterizing understudied biodiversity hotspots

Jesse Erens, Christopher Heine, Stefan Lötters…·Amadeus Plewnia

This paper introduces a field-deployable eDNA metabarcoding workflow that generates reference sequences to improve biodiversity monitoring in understudied ecosystems.

2 citations

metagenomicsexperimental assay