Online working group (20-22ed July 2021)
Collective and harmonised HTS approaches to inventory arthropod on islands:
laying the foundations of an Island Genomic Observatories network
ORGANISERS
Paula Arribas
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Carmelo Andújar
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Brent C. Emerson
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The objective of this working group was to bring together a focused group of island biologists to discuss the use of arthropod metabarcoding in its broad sense (from whole organism community metabarcoding to eDNA, iDNA metabarcoding), in combination with DNA barcoding and individual-level genomic data for selected sites/taxa, for (i) biomonitoring, (ii) biodiversity conservation, and to (iii) answer outstanding questions in the areas of both island biology, arthropod biodiversity, and the intersection of these two areas. The overall aim was to explore how these approaches can be implemented within an island Genomic Observatories Network (iGON) for the advancement of fundamental and applied island biodiversity understanding. On day 1 each of the invited speakers presented their relevant research and their views on the potential of an island Genomic Observatories Network. On days 2 and 3 the participants undertook a collaborative horizon-scanning approach to identify key topics, within which collective and harmonised HTS-based arthropod inventory /monitoring efforts could provide significant advances in island biodiversity research.
The working group concluded in seven island biology themes at the interface of ecology, evolution and conservation biology, within which collective and harmonised efforts in HTS arthropod inventory through an island Genomic Observatories Network could yield significant advances in island biodiversity research.
The output of this working group is an opinion paper which is submitted to the Molecular Ecology journal and is currently under review. A preprint can be found here.
The working group concluded in seven island biology themes at the interface of ecology, evolution and conservation biology, within which collective and harmonised efforts in HTS arthropod inventory through an island Genomic Observatories Network could yield significant advances in island biodiversity research.
The output of this working group is an opinion paper which is submitted to the Molecular Ecology journal and is currently under review. A preprint can be found here.
PARTICIPANTS
- Prof. Gillespie, Rosie (University of California Berkeley, USA)
- Dr. Traveset, Anna (Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies-CSIC, Spain)
- Dr. Borges, Paulo (University of the Azores, Portugal)
- Prof. Economo, Evan (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
- Dr. Krehenwinkel, Henrik (Trier University, Germany)
- Dr. de Waard, Jeremy (University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada)
- Dr. Kennedy, Susan (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
- Dr. Meier, Rudolf (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
- Prof. Roderick, George (University of California Berkeley, USA)
- Dr. Cardoso, Pedro (Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus, Finland)
- Dr. Convey, Peter (British Antarctic Survey, UK)
- Prof. Strasberg, Dominique (University of La Réunion, France)
- Dr. Traveset, Anna (Mediterranean Institute of Advanced Studies-CSIC, Spain)
- Dr. Borges, Paulo (University of the Azores, Portugal)
- Prof. Economo, Evan (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
- Dr. Krehenwinkel, Henrik (Trier University, Germany)
- Dr. de Waard, Jeremy (University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada)
- Dr. Kennedy, Susan (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
- Dr. Meier, Rudolf (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
- Prof. Roderick, George (University of California Berkeley, USA)
- Dr. Cardoso, Pedro (Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus, Finland)
- Dr. Convey, Peter (British Antarctic Survey, UK)
- Prof. Strasberg, Dominique (University of La Réunion, France)
