Assembly processes inferred from eDNA surveys of a pond metacommunity are consistent with known species ecologies
W. Cai, M. Pichler, J. Biggs, P. Nicolet, N. Ewald, R. A. Griffiths, A. Bush, M. A. Leibold, F. Hartig, D. W. Yu
The paper uses eDNA surveys to infer metacommunity assembly processes in ponds and finds environmental factors and species interactions shape community composition.
bioRxiv · Dec 12, 2023Ecology