Abundance estimation with DNA metabarcoding &ndash; recent advancements for terrestrial arthropods

Wiebke Sickel; Vera Zizka; Alice Scherges; Sarah J. Bourlat; Petra Dieker

doi:10.3897/arphapreprints.e109709

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Authors

Wiebke Sickel

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Thünen Institute of Biodiversity, Braunschweig, Germany

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Vera Zizka

Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn, Bonn, Germany

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Alice Scherges

Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn, Bonn, Germany

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Sarah J. Bourlat

Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn, Bonn, Germany

https://bonn.leibniz-lib.de/en/zfmk/sarah-bourlat

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Petra Dieker

Thünen Institute of Biodiversity, Braunschweig, Germany

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Author contributions

WS and PD devised the study. WS performed the literature review and drafted the first version of the manuscript. WS, PD, VZ and SJB were substantially involved in subsequent drafts. AS created the figures. All authors agreed to the final version of the manuscript

Conflict of interest

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Supporting agencies

German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture

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