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Bernd Hänfling is affiliated with the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The main subfields of their work include Ecology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Bernd Hänfling has published in various scientific venues, with the most frequent publications appearing in:

  • Wellcome Open Research (11 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (10 publications)
  • ARPHA Conference Abstracts (5 publications)
  • Metabarcoding and Metagenomics (4 publications)
  • Journal of Applied Ecology (2 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bernd Hänfling include:

  • "Methodology of fish eDNA and its applications in ecology and environment," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Fishing for mammals: Landscape-level monitoring of terrestrial and semi-aquatic communities using eDNA from riverine systems," 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Read counts from environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reflect fish abundance and biomass in drained ponds," 2020, Metabarcoding and Metagenomics
  • "Environmental DNA metabarcoding uncovers environmental correlates of fish communities in spatially heterogeneous freshwater habitats," 2021, Ecological Indicators
  • "Mapping biodiversity hotspots of fish communities in subtropical streams through environmental DNA," 2021, Scientific Reports

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Lynsey R. Harper (14 co-authored works)
  • Nathan P. Griffiths (12 co-authored works)
  • Graham S. Sellers (11 co-authored works)
  • Cristina Di Muri (10 co-authored works)
  • Rosetta C. Blackman (9 co-authored works)

Bernd Hänfling has also contributed to book publications, notably publishing one book with Pensoft Publishers titled A practical guide to DNA-based methods for biodiversity assessment in 2021, which has accumulated citations over time.

Best Publications

  • Environmental DNA metabarcoding of lake fish communities reflects long-term data from established survey methods.

    Bernd Hänfling;Lori Lawson Handley;Daniel S. Read;Christoph Hahn

  • Implementation options for DNA-based identification into ecological status assessment under the European Water Framework Directive.

    Daniel Hering;Angel Borja;J.Iwan Jones;Didier Pont

  • Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds

    Lynsey R. Harper;Andrew S. Buxton;Helen C. Rees;Kat Bruce

  • A molecular approach to detect hybridisation between crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and non-indigenous carp species (Carassius spp. and Cyprinus carpio)

    B. Hänfling;P. Bolton;M. Harley;G. R. Carvalho

  • Needle in a haystack? A comparison of eDNA metabarcoding and targeted qPCR for detection of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)

    Lynsey R. Harper;Lori Lawson Handley;Christoph Hahn;Christoph Hahn;Neil Boonham;Neil Boonham

  • Comparing RADseq and microsatellites to infer complex phylogeographic patterns, an empirical perspective in the Crucian carp, Carassius carassius, L.

    Daniel L. Jeffries;Daniel L. Jeffries;Gordon H. Copp;Gordon H. Copp;Lori Lawson Handley;K. Håkan Olsén

  • Invasive alien Crustacea: dispersal, establishment, impact and control

    Bernd Hänfling;François Edwards;Francesca Gherardi

  • Methodology of fish eDNA and its applications in ecology and environment.

    Shuping Wang;Zhenguang Yan;Bernd Hänfling;Xin Zheng

  • An evolutionary perspective of biological invasions

    Bernd Hänfling;Johannes Kollmann

  • Genetic population structure and contemporary dispersal patterns of a recent European invader, the Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis.

    Leif-Matthias Herborg;Leif-Matthias Herborg;David Weetman;David Weetman;Cock Van Oosterhout;Bernd Hänfling

  • Concordant Genetic Estimators of Migration Reveal Anthropogenically Enhanced Source-Sink Population Structure in the River Sculpin, Cottus gobio

    Bernd Hänfling;David Weetman

  • Late glacial history of the cold-adapted freshwater fish Cottus gobio, revealed by microsatellites

    B Hanfling;Bart Hellemans;Filip Volckaert;Gr Carvalho

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

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

  • Temporal and spatial variation in distribution of fish environmental DNA in England’s largest lake

    Lori Lawson Handley;Daniel S. Read;Ian J. Winfield;Helen Kimbell

  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of pond water as a tool to survey conservation and management priority mammals

    Lynsey R. Harper;Lynsey R. Harper;Lori Lawson Handley;Angus I. Carpenter;Muhammad Ghazali

  • Fishing for mammals: Landscape‐level monitoring of terrestrial and semi‐aquatic communities using eDNA from riverine systems

    Naiara Guimarães Sales;Maisie B. McKenzie;Joseph Drake;Lynsey R. Harper

  • Phylogeography of the rare Balkan endemic Martino's vole, Dinaromys bogdanovi, reveals strong differentiation within the western Balkan Peninsula

    Boris Krystufek;Elena V. Buzan;William F. Hutchinson;Bernd Hänfling

  • Genetic diversity and population structure of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis in its native range

    Liying Sui;Liying Sui;Fumin Zhang;Xiaomei Wang;Peter Bossier

  • Timing of the population dynamics of bullhead Cottus gobio (Teleostei : Cottidae) during the Pleistocene.

    Filip Volckaert;B Hanfling;Bart Hellemans;Gr Carvalho

  • The effect of filtration method on the efficiency of environmental DNA capture and quantification via metabarcoding.

    Jianlong. Li;Lori Jayne. Lawson Handley;Daniel S.. Read;Bernd. Hänfling

  • Understanding the establishment success of non-indigenous fishes: lessons from population genetics

    B. Hänfling

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil Boonham
Neil Boonham Newcastle University
Carl D. Sayer
Carl D. Sayer University College London
Daniel S. Read
Daniel S. Read UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Africa Gómez
Africa Gómez University of Hull
Roland Brandl
Roland Brandl Philipp University of Marburg
Gordon H. Copp
Gordon H. Copp Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Ian J. Winfield
Ian J. Winfield Lancaster University
Rein Brys
Rein Brys Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Stefano Mariani
Stefano Mariani Liverpool John Moores University

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