A5064589816- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Plant and animal studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
University of Koblenz and Landau
2023-2024
University of Würzburg
2024
Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
2023
University of Kaiserslautern
2023
Abstract DNA metabarcoding is increasingly used to analyze the diet of arthropods, including spiders. However, high sensitivity contamination makes it difficult apply organisms obtained from mass‐sampling methods such as pitfall traps. An alternative hand‐sample spiders, but unclear how effectively this prevents external contamination, especially with new knowledge showing wide spread eDNA in environment. Protocols using bleach remove have been tested on several invertebrates, though testing...
Streams and their riparian areas are important habitats foraging sites for bats feeding on emergent aquatic insects. Chemical pollutants entering freshwater streams from agricultural wastewater sources have been shown to alter insect emergence, yet little is known about how this impacts insectivorous in areas. In study, we investigate the relationships between presence of effluent, in-stream pesticide toxicity, number flying insects, activity hunting behaviour at 14 southwestern Germany....
Terrestrial insectivores in riparian areas, such as spiders, can depend on emergent aquatic insects high-quality prey. However, chemical pollution entering streams from agricultural and urban sources alter the dynamics composition of insect emergence, which may also affect food web. Few studies have examined effects stressor-induced alterations emergence especially terms diet composition. We used DNA metabarcoding gut content to describe Tetragnatha montana spiders collected 10 forested with...