A Breath of Fresh Air: A Novel Passive Airborne eDNA Approach for Scalable Terrestrial Biodiversity Monitoring
Hugo Jager; Krijn Baptist Trimbos; Jan‐Maarten Luursema; Adrianus G. C. L. Speksnijder; Kathryn A. Stewart · 2026 · Ecology and Evolution
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Abstract
Terrestrial biodiversity's rapid decline demands expansion of high-resolution biomonitoring to support science-based policy. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis has proven effective in aquatic systems but remains underexplored for terrestrial habitats, partly due to point-source sampling bias and difficulty in upscaling. Air has emerged as a promising substrate, yet most studies use active samplers which tend to be expensive, bulky, and require power, potentially hindering broad deployment. We present a newly developed, inexpensive, reusable, and easy-to-use passive approach (Nutshell eDNA sampl
Abstract by Hugo Jager; Krijn Baptist Trimbos; Jan‐Maarten Luursema; Adrianus G. C. L. Speksnijder; Kathryn A. Stewart, Ecology and Evolution (2026) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1002/ece3.73346