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With many fruitful discussions and the realization that there is some consensus among the #DNAmetabarcoding #eDNA #bulkDNA folks, this was a great experience. Shout-out to Florian Leese &co for kicking this off and for having us Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social.

From urban diversity on rooftops Kilian Perrelet to the unknown aquatic diversity below ground Mara Knüsel, the WBF World Biodiversity Forum offers the platform for diverse perspectives on diversity. More inspiring talks about challenges/values of biodiversity science to come! Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social

Can we use #eDNA samples to efficiently monitor #EPT species across biogeographic regions? Our study Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social Loïc Pellissier uses different primers (a.o by Florian Leese) targeting #macroinvertebrates at > 90 sites: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ed… Spoiler: Methods matter!

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 Open position for a lab technician (60-100%; 4-6 months) for ecological molecular work (#metabarcoding) at University of Zurich (IEU) & Eawag (ECO), Switzerland. Deadline: Dec 23 All info and applications here: apply.refline.ch/673277/0996/pu…

Join my group! Fully funded #PhD position in Community & Ecosystems #Ecology (4 yrs) UZH Science Eawag. Study meta-ecosystem dynamics in #freshwater streams using #amphipods, #experiments #fieldwork and #modelling. apply.refline.ch/673277/1010/pu… Please #RT & apply by Feb 25

Just one week left to apply: two PhD positions on eco-evolutionary dynamics in my group. More information on karriere-igb.softgarden.io/job/26372055/P… and karriere-igb.softgarden.io/job/26308733/P…

Out now: Quantifying #biodiversity using #eDNA from #water bodies: #General #principles & recommendations for #sampling designs. How to best sample? how much #volume? What to consider /w respect to #sequencing depth and general sampling principles? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… 🧵1/3

Wanted: #eDNA Data and Collaborators!#RT #Global #meta-analysis to assess🐟#biodiversity patterns. We search #collaborators providing #fish #eDNA #datasets If interested in joining Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social, Yan Zhang, Loïc Pellissier & #XiaoweiZhang, read on & contact us! 🧵1/3

Statistical models trained on raw eDNA can discriminate between reference and impacted environments. Check out our article with Jeanine B. and Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social just published in Molecular Ecology. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

🚨JOB ALERT! 🚨 Open postdoc position (2y) with myself & Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social at University of Zurich/Eawag in #modelling #spatial processes in #river networks, working at the interface between #hydrology and #ecology! Deadline: Sep 25 Info and applications: apply.refline.ch/673277/1090/pu…

Thank you to everyone who has already contributed - now is your last chance to give us your thoughts on #eDNA research needs! #TuesdayMotivaton 🚨Deadline this Friday - 22nd September⏰🚨 Fill in our 5 minute survey👇

The PhD defense was already a while back but today I got the confirmation, black on white! 😊 Still, this isn't the end of me thinking about biodiversity, already off to some monitoring with the IndoOcean Project, a slightly different setting though😉

Join my lab! #PhD #Position in #Molecular #Ecology and Aquatic #Biodiversity Details: apply.refline.ch/673277/1112/pu… Become part of a larger team on studying taxonomy, genetic biodiversity & ecosystem role of #amphipods. #PopulationGenetics #DNA Apply by Dec 10. Please #RT! 1/3

Interested in how landuse affects biodiversity across ecosystem boundaries? Check out this preprint by Heng ZHANG that combines modeling and eDNA to expand our understanding 🏙️🌄 🐟Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social

🚨Publication alert🚨 Predicting environmental stressor levels ☠️ with #MachineLearning 🤖: a comparison between amplicon sequencing, metagenomics, and total RNA sequencing 🧬 based on taxonomically assigned data. doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.…

#Fische mit Umwelt-DNA (#eDNA) im Wasser bestimmen. Bericht über unsere Forschung in SRF Tagesschau, ab 15:18: srf.ch/play/tv/tagess… 🔬🧬🐟 u.a. featuring S. Hürlemann im Labor & Forschungsartikel Jeanine B. (cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.113…) Hier Fotos vom Dreh "hinter der Kamera"

Great to see our paper Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences to be the #Editor's #Choice: cdnsciencepub.com/do/10.1139/new… Contrasting strengths of #eDNA and #electrofishing compared to historic records for assessing #fish community diversity and composition. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.11… 🐟🧬🔬 #biodiversity

Neues Semster, neuer Kurs: #Biodiversität & #Lebensräume der #Schweiz UZH Science Studiengang biodiversitaet.uzh.ch 100+ Studierende, grosse Motivation allerseits. Das sind die künftigen Biodiverssitätsexpert:innen! Grosser Bedarf seitens Praxis, z.B. BAFU - OFEV - UFAM - FOEN Kanton Zürich

Environmental DNA: The next chapter 🧬🔬🐟🧬🦠🧬🦋🧬 Molecular tools, incl. #eDNA, have become an indispensable part of #ecology & #biodiversity sciences. What is needed to concretely move the field forward? Retrospect & outlook out now Molecular Ecology doi.org/10.1111/mec.17… a🧵

Just out The Royal Society special issue: Measuring state of aquatic environments using #eDNA. 🔬🧬🐞 We demonstrate how to spatially upscale #ecological #indices based on #eDNA, allowing accurate evaluation at #catchment scale. #Aquatic #Biodiversity royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… 1/n