I am an aquatic ecologist, with a strong interest in freshwater systems, community ecology, and the development of new tools for biodiversity monitoring. I am thrilled to be involved in the innovative field of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding. I believe this tool has enormous potential for biodiversity monitoring in aquatic environments to estimate single-species occupancy, reveal species associations, map multi-species distribution, construct ecological networks, and improve biomonitoring. I am delighted to be part of NatureMetrics, an industry leader in DNA-based monitoring, and to be contributing to direct applications, development and standardisation of eDNA metabarcoding. My own research to date has used single-species and community eDNA approaches to study species distribution, diet, and interactions.
