Dr Melissa Carew
Senior Research Fellow-Arc-Cesar
School of BioSciences
46 Scholarly works
4 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2025
Journal article
Unravelling the diet of flightless grasshoppers for conservation purposes using DNA metabarcoding
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-025-00732-12025
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Lord Howe Island Genomic Observatory
2023
Journal article
Species-level dataset is required for setting biodiversity conservation priorities for freshwater macroinvertebrates in Melbourne streams
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.1171862022
Journal article
DNA barcoding and metabarcoding of highly diverse aquatic mites (Acarina) can improve their use in routine biological monitoring
DOI: 10.1071/MF212912021
Journal article
Using unsorted sweep-net samples to rapidly assess macroinvertebrate biodiversity
DOI: 10.1086/7162152020
Journal article
Towards routine DNA metabarcoding of macroinvertebrates using bulk samples for freshwater bioassessment: Effects of debris and storage conditions on the recovery of target taxa
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.134432018
Research Contracts
Integrating DNA Metabarcoding Into Melbourne Water’s Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Program
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2020
Journal article
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
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.3.112018
Journal article
Can high-throughput sequencing detect macroinvertebrate diversity for routine monitoring of an urban river?
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.11.0022018
Journal article
Can non-destructive DNA extraction of bulk invertebrate samples be used for metabarcoding?
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.49802017
Journal article
Detecting copper toxicity in sediments: from the subindividual level to the population level
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.128402017
Journal article
Detecting invertebrate species in archived collections using next-generation sequencing
DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12644
RECENT PROJECTS
2009
Research Grant
Molecular Biosignatures for Isolating Pollution Problems in Aquatic Ecosystems Using Macroinvertebrate Bioindicators
2009
Research Grant
Molecular Biosignatures for Isolating Pollution Problems in Aquatic Ecosystems Using Macroinvertebrate Bioindicators