BioMonitor4CAP Podcast Deep Dive: Episode 3 – Follow us beneath the surface

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This episode explores innovative biodiversity monitoring techniques using eDNA and metabarcoding to analyze soil and insect samples.

The BioMonitor4CAP project focuses on innovative biodiversity monitoring in agricultural landscapes, combining established indicator approaches with cutting-edge technology. In Episode 3, we take the next step “beneath the surface” and look at how soil and insect samples can be turned into robust biodiversity data using modern genetic methods. This episode puts the spotlight on eDNA (environmental DNA) and metabarcoding, approaches that help reveal biodiversity that often remains hidden below the surface and is difficult (or impossible) to capture by sight alone. Together with Ameli Kirse (LIB – Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change), we discuss how samples are collected and prepared, what happens after DNA extraction, how reliable the results are, and why these methods are becoming increasingly important for soil health, soil fertility, and resilient agriculture. More information: BioMonitor4CAP project: www.BioMonitor4CAP.eu Previous episodes: BioMonitor4CAP Podcasts - Biomonitor4CAP LIB Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change | LIB DLG Podcast – More podcasts: Magazine Mini glossaryIf some of the used terms are new to you, here’s a quick…

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Guest: Ameli Kirse

Topics covered

• biodiversity monitoring
• agricultural landscapes
• environmental DNA
• metabarcoding
• soil health
• soil fertility

Keywords

• biodiversity
• eDNA
• metabarcoding
• soil samples
• agriculture
• genetic methods

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Organizations: BioMonitor4CAP

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