BMC Ecology | Conservation ecology and biodiversity research section

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Herbivory of an invasive slug is affected by earthworms and the composition of plant communities

Johann G Zaller, Myriam Parth, Ilona Szunyogh, Ines Semmelrock, Susanne Sochurek, Marcia Pinheiro, Thomas Frank, Thomas Drapela BMC Ecology 2013, 13:20 (13 May 2013)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Editor’s summary

Herbivory by an invasive slug species is dramatically reduced by both the presence of earthworms and the composition of plant species within experimental communities, highlighting how belowground effects can influence aboveground processes.

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A decadal view of biodiversity informatics: challenges and priorities

Alex Hardisty, Dave Roberts, The Biodiversity Informatics Community BMC Ecology 2013, 13:16 (15 April 2013)

Alex Hardisty and Dave Roberts outline a grand vision for the future of biodiversity research that is based on a fully integrated e-infrastructure, following a huge community consultation effort with the Biodiversity Informatics Community.

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Insights into biodiversity sampling strategies for freshwater microinvertebrate faunas through bioblitz campaigns and DNA barcoding

Brandon J Laforest, Amanda K Winegardner, Omar A Zaheer, Nicholas W Jeffery, Elizabeth E Boyle, Sarah J Adamowicz BMC Ecology 2013, 13:13 (4 April 2013)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed

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DNA barcoding unmasks overlooked diversity improving knowledge on the composition and origins of the Churchill algal flora

Gary W Saunders, Daniel C McDevit BMC Ecology 2013, 13:9 (16 March 2013)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | ePUB | PubMed

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Capturing chloroplast variation for molecular ecology studies: a simple next generation sequencing approach applied to a rainforest tree

Hannah McPherson, Marlien van der Merwe, Sven K Delaney, Mark A Edwards, Robert J Henry, Emma McIntosh, Paul D Rymer, Melita L Milner, Juelian Siow, Maurizio Rossetto BMC Ecology 2013, 13:8 (14 March 2013)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | ePUB | PubMed

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DNA barcoding facilitates associations and diagnoses for Trichoptera larvae of the Churchill (Manitoba, Canada) area

David E Ruiter, Elizabeth E Boyle, Xin Zhou BMC Ecology 2013, 13:5 (20 February 2013)

Abstract | Provisional PDF | PubMed | 2 comments

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DNA barcoding reveals diversity of Hymenoptera and the dominance of parasitoids in a sub-arctic environment

Julie K Stahlhut, José Fernández-Triana, Sarah J Adamowicz, Matthias Buck, Henri Goulet, Paul DN Hebert, John T Huber, Mark T Merilo, Cory S Sheffield, Thomas Woodcock, M Alex Smith BMC Ecology 2013, 13:2 (26 January 2013)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Editor’s summary

DNA barcoding of hymenopteran diversity in a sub-Arctic region reveals a far greater richness of parasitoid species than previously expected, highlighting the need for future research efforts to investigate the high diversity of potential host species.

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Assessing biodiversity of a freshwater benthic macroinvertebrate community through non-destructive environmental barcoding of DNA from preservative ethanol

Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Jennifer L Spall, Shadi Shokralla, Steven van Konynenburg BMC Ecology 2012, 12:28 (23 December 2012)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central

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DNA barcoding of Northern Nearctic Muscidae (Diptera) reveals high correspondence between morphological and molecular species limits

Anaïs K Renaud, Jade Savage, Sarah J Adamowicz BMC Ecology 2012, 12:24 (23 November 2012)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed

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The Hawaiian Freshwater Algal Database (HfwADB): a laboratory LIMS and online biodiversity resource

Alison R Sherwood, Norman Wang, Amy L Carlile, Jessica M Neumann, Thomas K Wolfgruber, Gernot G Presting BMC Ecology 2012, 12:22 (25 October 2012)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Editor’s summary

The Hawaiian Freshwater Algal Database is a comprehensive and searchable publicly-available database containing photographs and micrographs of samples and collection sites, geo-referenced collecting information, taxonomic data and standardized DNA sequence data for Hawaiian non-marine algal data.

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	1.	Research article Herbivory of an invasive slug is affected by earthworms and the composition of plant communities Johann G Zaller, Myriam Parth, Ilona Szunyogh, Ines Semmelrock, Susanne Sochurek, Marcia Pinheiro, Thomas Frank, Thomas Drapela BMC Ecology 2013, 13:20 (13 May 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Herbivory by an invasive slug species is dramatically reduced by both the presence of earthworms and the composition of plant species within experimental communities, highlighting how belowground effects can influence aboveground processes.
	2.	Correspondence A decadal view of biodiversity informatics: challenges and priorities Alex Hardisty, Dave Roberts, The Biodiversity Informatics Community BMC Ecology 2013, 13:16 (15 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Alex Hardisty and Dave Roberts outline a grand vision for the future of biodiversity research that is based on a fully integrated e-infrastructure, following a huge community consultation effort with the Biodiversity Informatics Community.
	3.	Research article Insights into biodiversity sampling strategies for freshwater microinvertebrate faunas through bioblitz campaigns and DNA barcoding Brandon J Laforest, Amanda K Winegardner, Omar A Zaheer, Nicholas W Jeffery, Elizabeth E Boyle, Sarah J Adamowicz BMC Ecology 2013, 13:13 (4 April 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	4.	Research article DNA barcoding unmasks overlooked diversity improving knowledge on the composition and origins of the Churchill algal flora Gary W Saunders, Daniel C McDevit BMC Ecology 2013, 13:9 (16 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	5.	Methodology article Capturing chloroplast variation for molecular ecology studies: a simple next generation sequencing approach applied to a rainforest tree Hannah McPherson, Marlien van der Merwe, Sven K Delaney, Mark A Edwards, Robert J Henry, Emma McIntosh, Paul D Rymer, Melita L Milner, Juelian Siow, Maurizio Rossetto BMC Ecology 2013, 13:8 (14 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| ePUB \| PubMed
	6.	Research article DNA barcoding facilitates associations and diagnoses for Trichoptera larvae of the Churchill (Manitoba, Canada) area David E Ruiter, Elizabeth E Boyle, Xin Zhou BMC Ecology 2013, 13:5 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| 2 comments
	7.	Research article DNA barcoding reveals diversity of Hymenoptera and the dominance of parasitoids in a sub-arctic environment Julie K Stahlhut, José Fernández-Triana, Sarah J Adamowicz, Matthias Buck, Henri Goulet, Paul DN Hebert, John T Huber, Mark T Merilo, Cory S Sheffield, Thomas Woodcock, M Alex Smith BMC Ecology 2013, 13:2 (26 January 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary DNA barcoding of hymenopteran diversity in a sub-Arctic region reveals a far greater richness of parasitoid species than previously expected, highlighting the need for future research efforts to investigate the high diversity of potential host species.
	8.	Methodology article Assessing biodiversity of a freshwater benthic macroinvertebrate community through non-destructive environmental barcoding of DNA from preservative ethanol Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Jennifer L Spall, Shadi Shokralla, Steven van Konynenburg BMC Ecology 2012, 12:28 (23 December 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	9.	Research article DNA barcoding of Northern Nearctic Muscidae (Diptera) reveals high correspondence between morphological and molecular species limits Anaïs K Renaud, Jade Savage, Sarah J Adamowicz BMC Ecology 2012, 12:24 (23 November 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	10.	Database The Hawaiian Freshwater Algal Database (HfwADB): a laboratory LIMS and online biodiversity resource Alison R Sherwood, Norman Wang, Amy L Carlile, Jessica M Neumann, Thomas K Wolfgruber, Gernot G Presting BMC Ecology 2012, 12:22 (25 October 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The Hawaiian Freshwater Algal Database is a comprehensive and searchable publicly-available database containing photographs and micrographs of samples and collection sites, geo-referenced collecting information, taxonomic data and standardized DNA sequence data for Hawaiian non-marine algal data.

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