Case Studies
Examples of energy industry applications of environmental genomics:
- Combining surface and soil environmental DNA with artificial cover objects to improve terrestrial reptile survey detection. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cobi.13939
- Sampling environmental DNA from trees and soil to detect cryptic arboreal mammals. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-27512-8
- Using surface environmental DNA to assess arthropod biodiversity within a forested ecosystem. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/edn3.487
- eDNA offers opportunities for improved biodiversity monitoring within forest carbon markets. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01970-y
- Research horizons for invasive marine species detection with eDNA/eRNA. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-024-03406-2
- Marine eDNA sampling from submerged surfaces with paint rollers. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187477872400045X?via%3Dihub
- Comparing environmental DNA collection methods for sampling community composition on marine infrastructure. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771423000732?via%3Dihub
- Using environmental DNA to better inform decision making around decommissioning alternatives for offshore oil and gas infrastructure. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723046168?via%3Dihub
- Evaluating eDNA for Use within Marine Environmental Impact Assessments. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/10/3/375
- Complementary molecular and visual sampling of fish on oil and gas platforms provides superior biodiversity characterisation. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141113622001374?via%3Dihub
- MetaMon final project report: High-throughput metabarcoding of eukaryotic diversity for environmental monitoring of marine sediments NORCE+Environment+8-2021+Metamon+final.pdf
- Hestetun et. al (2020). Significant taxon sampling gaps in DNA databases limit the operational use of marine macrofauna metabarcoding. Marine Biodiversity. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-020-01093-5
- Hestetun et. al (2021). The impact of DNA extract homogenization and replication on marine sediment metabarcoding diversity and heterogeneity. Environmental DNA. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.223
- Hestetun et. al (2021). Grab what you can — an evaluation of spatial replication to decrease heterogeneity in sediment eDNA metabarcoding. PeerJ. https://peerj.com/articles/11619/
- Lanzén et. al (2021). Benthic eDNA metabarcoding provides accurate assessments of impact from oil extraction, and ecological insights. Ecological Indicators. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108064
- Environmental DNA monitoring of pelagic fish fauna at the Hywind Scotland floating wind energy installation – A pilot study. pdf
- Hestetun et. al (2023) Environmental DNA reveals spatial patterns of fish and plankton diversity at a floating offshore wind farm. Environmental DNA reveals spatial patterns of fish and plankton diversity at a floating offshore wind farm
- Dahlgren et. al (2023) The Use of eDNA to Monitor Pelagic Fish in Offshore Floating Wind Farm. ocean-observing-2023-dahlgren.pdf
- Metabarcoding of sediment eDNA communities at the Hywind Scotland OWF – A pilot study. pdf
- Environmental DNA monitoring of fish communities at the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm. pdf
- Environmental Genomics (eDNA) in Comparison with Conventional Methods for Biodiversity Field Surveys: Case Studies from Italy and Albania. https://doi.org/10.2118/220258-MS