October 4, 2024Molecular Ecology ResourcesOpen Access

Upscaling biodiversity monitoring: Metabarcoding estimates 31,846 insect species from Malaise traps across Germany

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Large-scale DNA metabarcoding detected 31,846 insect species across Germany, revealing extensive biodiversity that includes many taxa potentially new to science.
A total of 10,803 validated insect species emerged from Malaise traps across Germany, with 83.9% represented by a single operational taxonomic unit.
Analysis of Malaise trap samples establishes a reproducible workflow, supporting nationwide biodiversity monitoring and conservation in near real time.

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Surveillance assessment reveals 31,846 insect species across nationwide Malaise traps, highlighting a scalable and cost-effective DNA metabarcoding framework.

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Buchner et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e55c81e2b3180350ef9e2d https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.14023

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Surveillance assessment reveals 31,846 insect species across nationwide Malaise traps, highlighting a scalable and cost-effective DNA metabarcoding framework.

Upscaling biodiversity monitoring: Metabarcoding estimates 31,846 insect species from Malaise traps across Germany

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Upscaling biodiversity monitoring: Metabarcoding estimates 31,846 insect species from Malaise traps across Germany

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