TY - JOUR
T1 - The future of dna barcoding
T2 - Reflections from early career researchers
AU - Grant, Danielle M.
AU - Brodnicke, Ole Bjørn
AU - Evankow, Ann M.
AU - Ferreira, André O.
AU - Fontes, João T.
AU - Hansen, Aslak Kappel
AU - Jensen, Mads Reinholdt
AU - Kalaycı, Tuğba Ergül
AU - Leeper, Alexandra
AU - Patil, Shalaka Kiran
AU - Prati, Sebastian
AU - Reunamo, Anna
AU - Roberts, Aradhana J.
AU - Shigdel, Rajesh
AU - Tyukosova, Valentina
AU - Bendiksby, Mika
AU - Blaalid, Rakel
AU - Costa, Filipe O.
AU - Hollingsworth, Peter M.
AU - Stur, Elisabeth
AU - Ekrem, Torbjørn
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Over the last two decades, the use of DNA barcodes has transformed our ability to identify and assess life on our planet. Both strengths and weaknesses of the method have been exemplified through thousands of peer-reviewed scientific articles. Given the novel sequencing approaches, currently capable of generating millions of reads at low cost, we reflect on the questions: What will the future bring for DNA barcoding? Will identification of species using short, standardized fragments of DNA stand the test of time? We present reflected opinions of early career biodiversity researchers in the form of a SWOT analysis and discuss answers to these questions.
AB - Over the last two decades, the use of DNA barcodes has transformed our ability to identify and assess life on our planet. Both strengths and weaknesses of the method have been exemplified through thousands of peer-reviewed scientific articles. Given the novel sequencing approaches, currently capable of generating millions of reads at low cost, we reflect on the questions: What will the future bring for DNA barcoding? Will identification of species using short, standardized fragments of DNA stand the test of time? We present reflected opinions of early career biodiversity researchers in the form of a SWOT analysis and discuss answers to these questions.
KW - Biodiversity
KW - Biomonitoring
KW - Cryptic species
KW - High-throughput sequencing
KW - Metabarcoding
KW - Reference libraries
U2 - 10.3390/d13070313
DO - 10.3390/d13070313
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85111076100
SN - 1424-2818
VL - 13
JO - Diversity
JF - Diversity
IS - 7
M1 - 313
ER -