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Nicolás Restrepo
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PhD student at a University of Otago 🇳🇿 eDNA, Genomics, Conservation
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Bad news for rocky reefs! Long-term metabarcoding survey show general decrease in biodiversity and richness in rocky reef communities from two national parks in Spain, in a span of just 5 years, and despite the highest level of protection! Project #BlueDNA
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A barplot showing the general decrease in metabarcoding OTU richness for the period 2020-2022, compared to the previous period 2014-2015. Two general pictures of both sampled National Parks, Cíes Islands in the Atlantic and Cabrera Archipelago in the Mediterranean. Also, three small pictures of the sampled underwater communities are shown.
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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📣 New #eDNA Publication Alert! 📣 Knauss M, Barnes MA, Begum MZFA, Fokar M, and Lockwood SA. 2025. Assessing the performance of environmental DNA metabarcoding in fish diversity surveys of the Texas Gulf Coast. Estuaries and Coasts 48: 177.

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Assessing the Performance of Environmental DNA Metabarcoding in Fish Diversity Surveys of the Texas Gulf Coast - Estuaries and Coasts
As natural and anthropogenic disturbances to coastal ecosystems increase in frequency and intensity, the need for efficient and cost-effective biodiversity survey methods also rises. We evaluated the ...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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The first paper from my PhD is out 🧬🐬

Thanks to all the co-authors of this project and my amazing supervisor @laninsky.bsky.social

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Leveraging Synteny to Generate Reference Genomes for Conservation: Assembling the Genomes of Hector's and Māui Dolphins
Escalating concern regarding the impacts of reduced genetic diversity on the conservation of endangered species has spurred efforts to obtain chromosome-level genomes through consortia such as the Ve...
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April 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM