Mol Ecol July 2021 PMID 32786119

Lost and found: Frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA.

Carla Martins Lopes, Délio Baêta, Alice Valentini, Mariana Lúcio Lyra, Ariadne Fares Sabbag, João Luiz Gasparini, Tony Dejean, Célio Fernando Baptista Haddad, Kelly Raquel Zamudio

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The discussions emphasize the use of environmental DNA to rediscover amphibian species previously thought extinct or undetected, with remarks like 'the potential to rapidly assess' and specific details on species recovered, reflecting a tone of enthusiasm and urgency. Users celebrate the effectiveness of eDNA methods, particularly in biodiversity hotspots, which enhances the overall sentiment towards the publication's impact on conservation efforts.

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Most discussions reflect a supportive stance on the findings of the publication, with users expressing alignment with the conclusions.

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There is significant curiosity around the use of eDNA in conservation, indicating high levels of interest in the topic.

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While some discussions are deep, many posts focus more on sharing rather than diving into detailed analysis, suggesting moderate engagement.

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Many contributors believe that the implications of this research could greatly influence biodiversity conservation strategies.

Abstract in brief

  • The study highlights the increasing challenge of biodiversity loss and the need for effective monitoring methods in conservation efforts.
  • Approximately 30 amphibian species in Brazil were targeted for detection using environmental DNA (eDNA) collected from water samples, revealing traces of several species that were previously undetected by traditional surveys.
  • The findings demonstrate the effectiveness of eDNA metabarcoding in identifying threatened species, enhancing conservation strategies, and improving species monitoring accuracy in biodiversity-rich areas.

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Alex Richter-Boix
@BoixRichter · X

El ADNa ambiental ha permitido detectar en una región de la Mata Atlántica brasileña la existencia de dos especies de ranas que se daban por extintas en la zona. También han encontrado lo que dicen ser una especie que se daba extinta en el mundo desde 1968 https://t.co/zZl8TKc7Ln https://t.co/fFuMkLvclI

Sep 9, 2020 · 127 likes · 35 shares · 51,755 followers View post →
Molecular Ecology
@molecology · X

Brazilian herpetologists use eDNA to search for declined and disappeared frogs  in the Brazilian Atlantic forest Link to study → https://t.co/TbQMJn1BH6 @DelioBaeta @ariadne_ladi @KZ_Cornell https://t.co/Vs4XjX9Pw4

Aug 20, 2020 · 20 likes · 8 shares · 7,298 followers View post →
metabarpapers
@metabar_papers · X

Lost and found: frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA. https://t.co/s7ThqoCijn https://t.co/bM1rF1BHTA

Aug 14, 2020 · 12 likes · 4 shares · 1,617 followers View post →
Dr. Laura Bertola
@LauraDBertola · X

On some extremely rare frogs in the Atlantic Forest.

Oct 7, 2020 · 5 likes · 2,303 followers View post →
Wiley Ecology & Evolution
@WileyEcolEvol · X

Environmental DNA has the potential to rapidly assess the status of threatened species. Using an eDNA metabarcoding approach, findings confirm the presence of previously undetected amphibian species. Read the results in #FreeAccess article: https://t.co/mc2fWTMxEp @molecology https://t.co/Y7oF8Mfn1h

Apr 1, 2021 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 46,010 followers View post →
Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids
@Jente_O · X

Lost and found: Frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA | Molecular Ecology https://t.co/634cJrR0CU

Jul 15, 2021 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 4,049 followers View post →

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Dr. Kathryn Stewart
@Kat_A_Stewart · X

@eDNAcollab @eDNAScience @DNAquaNet @enviro_DNA I’d recommend reaching out to Kelly Zamudio (now at UT Austin)…Carla Lopez and Kelly Zamudio used eDNA on amphibian populations in Brazil! https://t.co/FfFzmGvKRU

Mar 1, 2023 · 3 likes · 1,154 followers View post →
Rahul De, PhD
@roll_number7 · X

RT @Jente_O: Lost and found: Frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA | Molecular Ecology https://t.co/634cJrR0CU

Jul 15, 2021 · 2 shares · 155 followers View post →
Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela
@ClandestineBird · X

RT @Jente_O: Lost and found: Frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA | Molecular Ecology https://t.co/634cJrR0CU

Jul 15, 2021 · 2 shares · 2,323 followers View post →
Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids
@Jente_O · X

Lost and found: Frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA | Molecular Ecology https://t.co/634cJrR0CU

Jul 15, 2021 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 4,049 followers View post →
Saif | El PIPITA~
@SaifMadrid_ · X

في عام 1968 تم الاعلان عن انقراض أنواع الضفادع البرازيلية Megaelosia bocainensis ولكن بحلول 2020 وبتقنية eDNA تم اكتشافه من جديد دون الحاجة لرؤيته وذلك من خلال البقايا التي تتراكم في المحيط الذي يعيش فيه. https://t.co/Qdv4j2S1iH

Jul 5, 2021 · 179 followers View post →
Stream Ecology UniOulu
@StreamUnioulu · X

RT @wileyecology: Environmental DNA has the potential to rapidly assess the status of threatened species. Using an eDNA metabarcoding appr…

Apr 1, 2021 · 2 shares · 169 followers View post →
macro_pat
@pat_macro · X

RT @wileyecology: Environmental DNA has the potential to rapidly assess the status of threatened species. Using an eDNA metabarcoding appr…

Apr 1, 2021 · 2 shares · 33 followers View post →
Wiley Ecology & Evolution
@WileyEcolEvol · X

Environmental DNA has the potential to rapidly assess the status of threatened species. Using an eDNA metabarcoding approach, findings confirm the presence of previously undetected amphibian species. Read the results in #FreeAccess article: https://t.co/mc2fWTMxEp @molecology https://t.co/Y7oF8Mfn1h

Apr 1, 2021 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 46,010 followers View post →
Thuo
@ThuoPap · X

Lost and found: Frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA https://t.co/yYu8oDjbfC

Oct 8, 2020 · 1,469 followers View post →
Dr. Laura Bertola
@LauraDBertola · X

On some extremely rare frogs in the Atlantic Forest.

Oct 7, 2020 · 5 likes · 2,303 followers View post →
Himender Bharti
@adubharti · X

Lost and found: Frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA - Lopes - - Molecular Ecology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/w9QputHuOX

Sep 12, 2020 · 1 like · 1,325 followers View post →
Joel Corush
@JCorush · X

#eDNA used to detect multiple declined or disappeared stream‐breeding amphibians in Brazil. Many of these species are classified as "data deficient" or "not assessed". By Carla Martins Lopes @DelioBaeta @ariadne_ladi @KZ_Cornell et al. @molecology https://t.co/ExWBxQ5xRR https://t.co/FmTS5FT8Ov

Sep 11, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 426 followers View post →
Marco Fuentes
@thegreatmac · X

RT @BoixRichter: El ADNa ambiental ha permitido detectar en una región de la Mata Atlántica brasileña la existencia de dos especies de rana…

Sep 10, 2020 · 35 shares · 192 followers View post →
Chicken Little
@pauroldanprieto · X

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Sep 9, 2020 · 35 shares · 376 followers View post →
Hablando de Ciencia
@HdCiencia · X

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Fausta
@_Fausta__ · X

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Dr. Tuiterario
@tapatio_errante · X

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@Hipergerman · X

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María Claudia Segovia
@mariacsegovia · X

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@PCGuerrero · X

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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids
@Jente_O · X

Lost and found: Frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA | Molecular Ecology https://t.co/TtSkGbclAc

Sep 9, 2020 · 3 likes · 4,049 followers View post →
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@PoisonVegan · X

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Alex Richter-Boix
@BoixRichter · X

El ADNa ambiental ha permitido detectar en una región de la Mata Atlántica brasileña la existencia de dos especies de ranas que se daban por extintas en la zona. También han encontrado lo que dicen ser una especie que se daba extinta en el mundo desde 1968 https://t.co/zZl8TKc7Ln https://t.co/fFuMkLvclI

Sep 9, 2020 · 127 likes · 35 shares · 51,755 followers View post →
La Traduttrice Botanica
@tradbotanica · X

Lost and found: frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA https://t.co/oPNglyxKr2

Aug 25, 2020 · 1 like · 438 followers View post →
Jose W. Ribeiro Jr - Xuleta
@JWRibeiroJr · X

RT @molecology: Brazilian herpetologists use eDNA to search for declined and disappeared frogs  in the Brazilian Atlantic forest Link to s…

Aug 20, 2020 · 8 shares · 736 followers View post →
Sergio Solari
@SergioSolari6 · X

RT @molecology: Brazilian herpetologists use eDNA to search for declined and disappeared frogs  in the Brazilian Atlantic forest Link to s…

Aug 20, 2020 · 8 shares · 470 followers View post →
Herpetologia Segundo as Herpetólogas (H2H)
@herpgirls · X

Texto elaborado pela autora: Dra. Carla Lopes (e-mail: cmlopes82@hotmail.com) Link do artigo: https://t.co/L2PhsSMbcx

Aug 20, 2020 · 3 likes · 4,459 followers View post →
Sibelle Vilaça, PhD
@Turtle_Mistress · X

RT @molecology: Brazilian herpetologists use eDNA to search for declined and disappeared frogs  in the Brazilian Atlantic forest Link to s…

Aug 20, 2020 · 8 shares · 543 followers View post →
Molecular Ecology
@molecology · X

Brazilian herpetologists use eDNA to search for declined and disappeared frogs  in the Brazilian Atlantic forest Link to study → https://t.co/TbQMJn1BH6 @DelioBaeta @ariadne_ladi @KZ_Cornell https://t.co/Vs4XjX9Pw4

Aug 20, 2020 · 20 likes · 8 shares · 7,298 followers View post →
あげは
@salamandrella · X

RT @kamefuji: 環境DNAで1968年から発見例のない種を含む7種の希少なカエルを検出しました論文 / Lopes et al. 2020 Mol Ecol https://t.co/tPdRGBsZEc

Aug 18, 2020 · 1 share · 320 followers View post →
かめふじ@ハイアイアイ臨海実験所
@kamefuji · X

環境DNAで1968年から発見例のない種を含む7種の希少なカエルを検出しました論文 / Lopes et al. 2020 Mol Ecol https://t.co/tPdRGBsZEc

Aug 18, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,418 followers View post →
Vania Tejeda G.
@tsonkirii · X

RT @claudiawultsch: Lost & found: #frogs in a #biodiversity hotspot rediscovered w #eDNA "..presence of species undetected by tradit. meth…

Aug 17, 2020 · 2 shares · 937 followers View post →
Viorel Popescu
@vioreldpopescu · X

RT @claudiawultsch: Lost & found: #frogs in a #biodiversity hotspot rediscovered w #eDNA "..presence of species undetected by tradit. meth…

Aug 17, 2020 · 2 shares · 1,065 followers View post →
Dr. Claudia Wultsch
@claudiawultsch · X

Lost & found: #frogs in a #biodiversity hotspot rediscovered w #eDNA "..presence of species undetected by tradit. methods, underscoring efficacy of eDNA #metabarcoding for biodiversity monitoring at low pop densities, esp. in megadiverse tropical sites." https://t.co/5e1V65f9xg https://t.co/XDtGuYXRYT

Aug 17, 2020 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 3,916 followers View post →
Kingsly C. Beng
@BengChuo · X

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Aug 14, 2020 · 4 shares · 879 followers View post →
Colin Bean
@ProfColinBean · X

RT @metabar_papers: Lost and found: frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA. https://t.co/s7ThqoCijn https://t.…

Aug 14, 2020 · 4 shares · 2,825 followers View post →
Vitoria Catarina
@vitoriacatarin · X

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Thuo
@ThuoPap · X

RT @metabar_papers: Lost and found: frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA. https://t.co/s7ThqoCijn https://t.…

Aug 14, 2020 · 4 shares · 1,469 followers View post →
metabarpapers
@metabar_papers · X

Lost and found: frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA. https://t.co/s7ThqoCijn https://t.co/bM1rF1BHTA

Aug 14, 2020 · 12 likes · 4 shares · 1,617 followers View post →
DNA Barcoding
@BarcodingPapers · X

Lost and found: frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA. https://t.co/9D4OrENfoC

Aug 14, 2020 · 100 followers View post →
Mark E. Hauber
@cowbirdlab · X

Lost and found: frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA - Lopes - - Molecular Ecology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/1iOaRGnzIZ

Aug 13, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 3,833 followers View post →
Himender Bharti
@adubharti · X

Lost and found: frogs in a biodiversity hotspot rediscovered with environmental DNA - Lopes - - Molecular Ecology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/7NcSHhEAVk

Aug 12, 2020 · 1,325 followers View post →