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Alice Valentini

Alice Valentini

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
13242
World Ranking
3571
National Ranking
146

Overview

Alice Valentini is affiliated with SPYGEN in France and has conducted extensive research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses on environmental DNA (eDNA) and its applications in biodiversity studies and ecological monitoring.

The scientist's research spans several subfields including Ecology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Global and Planetary Change. Their main research topics highlight the use of environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, identification and quantification in food, microbial community ecology and physiology, fish ecology and management studies, species distribution and climate change, genomics and phylogenetic studies, as well as marine ecology and invasive species.

Recent publications by Alice Valentini include:

  • Comparing environmental DNA metabarcoding and underwater visual census to monitor tropical reef fishes, 2020, Environmental DNA
  • Benchmarking bioinformatic tools for fast and accurate eDNA metabarcoding species identification, 2021, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Environmental DNA metabarcoding as a useful tool for evaluating terrestrial mammal diversity in tropical forests, 2021, Ecological Applications
  • Drone-assisted collection of environmental DNA from tree branches for biodiversity monitoring, 2023, Science Robotics
  • eDNA sampled from stream networks correlates with camera trap detection rates of terrestrial mammals, 2021, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors with whom Alice Valentini has published include Tony Déjean, Stéphanie Manel, Loïc Pellissier, David Mouillot, and Virginie Marques.

They have published multiple papers in several key venues reflecting their research focus, such as Environmental DNA, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Molecular Ecology Resources, Ecological Indicators, and Ecology and Evolution.

In addition to articles, Alice Valentini has contributed to book publications with Pensoft Publishers, including A practical guide to DNA-based methods for biodiversity assessment (2021).

Best Publications

  • Power and limitations of the chloroplast trnL(UAA) intron for plant DNA barcoding

    Pierre Taberlet;Eric Coissac;François Pompanon;Ludovic Gielly

  • DNA barcoding for ecologists

    Alice Valentini;François Pompanon;Pierre Taberlet

  • Next-generation monitoring of aquatic biodiversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding

    Alice Valentini;Pierre Taberlet;Pierre Taberlet;Claude Miaud;Raphaël Civade

  • Persistence of environmental DNA in freshwater ecosystems.

    Tony Dejean;Alice Valentini;Antoine Duparc;Stéphanie Pellier-Cuit

  • Improved detection of an alien invasive species through environmental DNA barcoding: the example of the American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus

    Tony Dejean;Alice Valentini;Christian Miquel;Pierre Taberlet

  • Using eDNA to develop a national citizen science-based monitoring programme for the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)

    Jeremy Biggs;Naomi Ewald;Alice Valentini;Coline Gaboriaud

  • New perspectives in diet analysis based on DNA barcoding and parallel pyrosequencing: the trnL approach

    Alice Valentini;Christian Miquel;Muhammad Ali Nawaz;Eva Bellemain

  • Environmental DNA reveals quantitative patterns of fish biodiversity in large rivers despite its downstream transportation

    Didier Pont;Mathieu Rocle;Alice Valentini;Raphaël Civade

  • Analysing diet of small herbivores: the efficiency of DNA barcoding coupled with high-throughput pyrosequencing for deciphering the composition of complex plant mixtures

    Eeva M Soininen;Alice Valentini;Eric Coissac;Christian Miquel

  • DNA from soil mirrors plant taxonomic and growth form diversity

    N. G. Yoccoz;K. A. Bråthen;L. Gielly;J. Haile;J. Haile

  • Environmental DNA surveillance for invertebrate species: advantages and technical limitations to detect invasive crayfish Procambarus clarkii in freshwater ponds.

    Anne Tréguier;Anne Tréguier;Anne Tréguier;Jean Marc Paillisson;Tony Dejean;Alice Valentini

  • Spatial Representativeness of Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Signal for Fish Biodiversity Assessment in a Natural Freshwater System.

    Raphaël Civade;Tony Dejean;Alice Valentini;Nicolas Roset

  • Influence of management practices on large herbivore diet—Case of European bison in Białowieża Primeval Forest (Poland)

    Rafał Kowalczyk;Pierre Taberlet;Eric Coissac;Alice Valentini

  • Genetic relationships among Anisakis species (Nematoda: Anisakidae) inferred from mitochondrial cox2 sequences, and comparison with allozyme data.

    Alice Valentini;Simonetta Mattiucci;Paola Bondanelli;Stephen C. Webb

  • Unlocking biodiversity and conservation studies in high‐diversity environments using environmental DNA (eDNA): A test with Guianese freshwater fishes

    Kévin Cilleros;Alice Valentini;Luc Allard;Tony Dejean

  • DNAqua-Net: Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment and monitoring of aquatic ecosystems in Europe

    Florian Leese;Florian Altermatt;Agnès Bouchez;Torbjørn Ekrem

  • Testing the potential of a ribosomal 16S marker for DNA metabarcoding of insects

    Vasco Elbrecht;Pierre Taberlet;Tony Dejean;Alice Valentini

  • A practical guide to DNA-based methods for biodiversity assessment

    Kat Bruce;Rosetta Blackman;Sarah J. Bourlat;Ann Micaela Hellstrom

  • Optimizing environmental DNA sampling effort for fish inventories in tropical streams and rivers.

    Isabel Cantera;Kévin Cilleros;Alice Valentini;Axel Cerdan

  • Detection of Invasive Mosquito Vectors Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) from Water Samples.

    Judith Schneider;Alice Valentini;Tony Dejean;Fabrizio Montarsi

  • DNA Barcoding for Honey Biodiversity

    Alice Valentini;Christian Miquel;Pierre Taberlet

  • Universal DNA-based methods for assessing the diet of grazing livestock and wildlife from feces.

    Anthony Pegard;Christian Miquel;Alice Valentini;Eric Coissac

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Taberlet
Pierre Taberlet Grenoble Alpes University
Christian Miquel
Christian Miquel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Eric Coissac
Eric Coissac Grenoble Alpes University
Camille Albouy
Camille Albouy ETH Zurich
Sébastien Brosse
Sébastien Brosse Paul Sabatier University
Claude Miaud
Claude Miaud University of Montpellier
François Pompanon
François Pompanon Grenoble Alpes University
Didier Pont
Didier Pont BOKU University

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