Optimizing insect metabarcoding using replicated mock communities
E. Iwaszkiewicz-Eggebrecht, E. Granqvist, M. Buczek, M. Prus, T. Roslin, A. J. M. Tack, A. F. Andersson, A. Miraldo, F. Ronquist, P. Lukasik
This study evaluates metabarcoding protocols for insect communities using mock communities, finding that mild lysis is better for presence/absence, while homogenization improves biomass estimates.
bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2022Ecology