• Towards an Iberian DNA barcode reference library of freshwater macroinvertebrates and fishes 

      Múrria, Cesc; Väisänen, Leif O. S.; Somma, Simona; Wangensteen Fuentes, Owen Simon; Arnedo, Miquel A.; Prat, Narcís (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Freshwater macroinvertebrates and fishes are focal groups in major ecosystem biomonitoring programs in the Iberian Peninsula. Yet, their use as bioindicators is sometimes constrained by the time and cost needed for sorting macroinvertebrates specimens and their challenging taxonomic identification, and the huge sampling procedures for capturing rare or incipient fish species, respectively. Given the ...
    • Under the canopy: Community-wide effects of invasive algae in Marine Protected Areas revealed by metabarcoding 

      Wangensteen Fuentes, Owen Simon; Cebrian, Emma; Palacín, Creu; Turon, Xavier (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-21)
      We analysed with multigene (18S and COI) metabarcoding the effects of the proliferation of invasive seaweeds on rocky littoral communities in two Spanish Marine Protected Areas. The invasive algae studied were <i>Caulerpa cylindracea</i>, <i>Lophocladia lallemandii</i> and <i>Asparagopsis armata</i>. They are canopy-forming, landscape-dominant seaweeds, and we were interested in their effects on the ...