Assessing flower-visiting arthropod diversity in apple orchards through environmental DNA flower metabarcoding and visual census
N. Gamonal, D. Hedegaard Sorensen, P. Y. S. Chua, L. Sigsgaard
The paper compares environmental DNA metabarcoding and visual census to assess arthropod flower visitor diversity in apple orchards, finding non-bee arthropods are abundant and highlighting the value of combining methods.
bioRxiv · Jan 24, 2022 · PreprintEcology