• A molecular-based identification resource for the arthropods of Finland 

      Roslin, Tomas; Somervuo, Panu; Pentinsaari, Mikko; Hebert, Paul D. N.; Agda, Jireh; Ahlroth, Petri; Anttonen, Perttu; Aspi, Jouni; Blagoev, Gergin; Blanco, Santiago; Chan, Dean; Clayhills, Tom; deWaard, Jeremy; deWaard, Stephanie; Elliot, Tyler; Elo, Riikka; Haapala, Sami; Helve, Eero; Ilmonen, Jari; Hirvonen, Petri; Ho, Chris; Itämies, Juhani; Ivanov, Vladislav; Jakovlev, Jevgeni; Juslén, Aino; Jussila, Reijo; Kahanpää, Jere; Kaila, Lauri; Kaitila, Jari-Pekka; Kakko, Ari; Kakko, Iiro; Karhu, Ali; Karjalainen, Sami; Kjærandsen, Jostein; Koskinen, Janne; Laasonen, Erkki M.; Laasonen, Leena; Laine, Erkka; Lampila, Petri; Levesque-Beaudin, Valerie; Lu, Liuqiong; Lähteenaro, Meri; Majuri, Pekka; Malmberg, Sampsa; Manjunath, Ramya; Martikainen, Petri; Mattila, Jaakko; McKeown, Jaclyn; Metsälä, Petri; Miklasevskaja, Margarita; Miller, Meredith; Miskie, Renee; Muinonen, Arto; Mukkala, Veli-Matti; Naik, Suresh; Nikolova, Nadia; Nupponen, Kari; Ovaskainen, Otso; Österblad, Ika; Paasivirta, Lauri; Pajunen, Timo; Parkko, Petri; Paukkunen, Juho; Penttinen, Ritva; Perez, Kate; Pohjoismäki, Jaakko; Prosser, Sean; Raekunnas, Martti; Rahulan, Miduna; Rannisto, Meeri; Ratnasingham, Sujeevan; Raukko, Pekka; Rinne, Aki; Rintala, Teemu; Miranda Romo, Susana; Salmela, Jukka; Salokannel, Juha; Savolainen, Riitta; Schulman, Leif; Sihvonen, Pasi; Soliman, Dina; Sones, Jayme; Steinke, Claudia; Ståhls, Gunilla; Tabell, Jukka; Tiusanen, Mikko; Várkonyi, Gergely; Vesterinen, Eero J.; Viitanen, Esko; Vikberg, Veli; Viitasaari, Matti; Vilen, Jussi; Warne, Connor; Wei, Catherine; Winqvist, Kaj; Zakharov, Evgeny; Mutanen, Marko (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-25)
      To associate specimens identified by molecular characters to other biological knowledge, we need reference sequences annotated by Linnaean taxonomy. In this study, we (1) report the creation of a comprehensive reference library of DNA barcodes for the arthropods of an entire country (Finland), (2) publish this library, and (3) deliver a new identification tool for insects and spiders, as based on ...
    • An urban Blitz with a twist: rapid biodiversity assessment using aquatic environmental DNA 

      Hupało, Kamil; Majaneva, Markus; Czachur, Molly Victoria; Sire, Lucas; Marquina, Daniel; Lijtmaer, Darío A.; Ivanov, Vladislav; Leidenberger, Sonja; Čiampor, Fedor; Čiamporová-Zat'ovičová, Zuzana; Mendes, Izabela S.; Desiderato, Andrea; Topstad, Lasse; Meganck, Kenny; Hariz Z. A., Danial; Kjærstad, Gaute; Lin, Xiao-Long; Price, Benjamin; Stevens, Mark; Ekrem, Torbjørn; Deiner, Kristy (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-24)
      As global biodiversity declines, there is an increasing need to create an educated and engaged society. Having people of all ages participate in measuring biodiversity where they live helps to create awareness. Recently, the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) for biodiversity surveys has gained momentum. Here, we explore whether sampling eDNA and sequencing it can be used as a means of rapidly surveying ...