Melissa Carew

Species-level dataset is required for setting biodiversity conservation priorities for freshwater macroinvertebrates in Melbourne streams

Edward Tsyrlin, Melissa Carew, Ary A Hoffmann, Simon Linke, Rhys A Coleman

Journal article  |  2023  |  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Family-level identification of freshwater macroinvertebrates is often used to monitor the health of streams due to the lower cost ..

DNA barcoding and metabarcoding of highly diverse aquatic mites (Acarina) can improve their use in routine biological monitoring

Melissa E Carew, Wen Kyle Yow, Katie L Robinson, Rhys A Coleman, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2022  |  MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Context: Acarina are commonly collected in macroinvertebrate surveys used to monitor freshwater ecosystems. However, they can be d..

Using unsorted sweep-net samples to rapidly assess macroinvertebrate biodiversity

Melissa E Carew, Rhys A Coleman, Katie L Robinson, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRESHWATER SCIENCE

Macroinvertebrate biodiversity is routinely used to assess the ecological condition of freshwater environments. Macroinvertebrates..

Re-description of larvae of Chostonectes nebulosus (Macleay, 1871) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Hydroporini, Sternopriscina) with an identification key to the known larvae of Chostonectes Sharp, 1882

Edward Tsyrlin, Melissa Carew, Yves Alarie

Journal article  |  2020  |  ZOOTAXA

The second and third larval instars of the Australian endemic dytiscid Chostonectes nebulosus (Macleay, 1871) are described and il..

Towards routine DNA metabarcoding of macroinvertebrates using bulk samples for freshwater bioassessment: Effects of debris and storage conditions on the recovery of target taxa

Susan J Nichols, Ben J Kefford, Catriona D Campbell, Jonas Bylemans, Eloise Chandler, Jonathan P Bray, Michael Shackleton, Katie L Robinson, Melissa E Carew, Elise M Furlan

Journal article  |  2019  |  FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Macroinvertebrates are commonly sampled for bioassessment of freshwater ecosystems. However, current bioassessment protocols invol..

Can non-destructive DNA extraction of bulk invertebrate samples be used for metabarcoding?

Melissa E Carew, Rhys A Coleman, Ary A Hoffman

Journal article  |  2018  |  PEERJ

BACKGROUND: High throughput DNA sequencing of bulk invertebrate samples or metabarcoding is becoming increasingly used to provide ..

Can high-throughput sequencing detect macroinvertebrate diversity for routine monitoring of an urban river?

Melissa E Carew, Claudette R Kellar, Vincent J Pettigrove, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2018  |  ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Macroinvertebrate families identified through morphological examination have traditionally been used in routine assessment of fres..

Detecting copper toxicity in sediments: from the subindividual level to the population level

Katherine J Jeppe, Jianghua Yang, Sara M Long, Melissa E Carew, Xiaowei Zhang, Vincent Pettigrove, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Sediments accumulate chemicals that can be toxic to biota and often contribute to aquatic ecosystem decline. Measuring mortality i..

Detecting invertebrate species in archived collections using next-generation sequencing

Melissa E Carew, Leon Metzeling, Rosalind St Clair, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2017  |  MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES

Invertebrate biodiversity measured at mostly family level is widely used in biological monitoring programmes to assess anthropogen..

Phylogeography of the yellowfin goby Acanthogobius flavimanus in native and non-native distributions

Shotaro Hirase, Sherrie Chambers, Kathryn Hassell, Melissa Carew, Vincent Pettigrove, Kiyoshi Soyano, Masaki Nagae, Wataru Iwasaki

Journal article  |  2017  |  Marine Biology

Species introductions have been recognized as one of the principal threats to marine environments worldwide. Comparison of genetic..