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Tony Dejean

Tony Dejean

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Ecology and Evolution

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7629
World Ranking
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291

Overview

Tony Dejean is a researcher affiliated with SPYGEN in France, specializing in environmental science with a strong focus on ecology and molecular biology. Their work broadly covers environmental DNA (eDNA) applications in biodiversity studies and food identification and quantification, along with microbial community ecology, fish ecology, and genomic analyses.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Key subfields in which Tony Dejean has contributed are:

  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Global and Planetary Change

The primary research topics explored by Dejean include:

  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Protist Diversity and Phylogeny

Dejean's publications have frequently appeared in several scientific venues relevant to their research scope. Notable publication venues include:

  • Environmental DNA
  • Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • ARPHA Conference Abstracts

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Dejean are:

  • "Let more big fish sink: Fisheries prevent blue carbon sequestration-half in unprofitable areas" (2020) published in Science Advances
  • "GAPeDNA: Assessing and mapping global species gaps in genetic databases for eDNA metabarcoding" (2021) in Diversity and Distributions
  • "Comparing environmental DNA metabarcoding and underwater visual census to monitor tropical reef fishes" (2020) in Environmental DNA
  • "Benchmarking bioinformatic tools for fast and accurate eDNA metabarcoding species identification" (2021) in Molecular Ecology Resources
  • "eDNA sampled from stream networks correlates with camera trap detection rates of terrestrial mammals" (2021) in Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators of Tony Dejean include:

  • Alice Valentini
  • David Mouillot
  • Virginie Marques
  • Stéphanie Manel
  • Jean-Baptiste Juhel

Best Publications

  • 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

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

    Didier Pont;Mathieu Rocle;Alice Valentini;Raphaël Civade

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Vasco Elbrecht;Pierre Taberlet;Tony Dejean;Alice Valentini

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

    Isabel Cantera;Kévin Cilleros;Alice Valentini;Axel Cerdan

  • GAPeDNA: Assessing and mapping global species gaps in genetic databases for eDNA metabarcoding

    Virginie Marques;Virginie Marques;Tristan Milhau;Camille Albouy;Tony Dejean

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

    Judith Schneider;Alice Valentini;Tony Dejean;Fabrizio Montarsi

  • Let more big fish sink: Fisheries prevent blue carbon sequestration-half in unprofitable areas.

    Gaël Mariani;William W. L. Cheung;Arnaud Lyet;Enric Sala

  • Comparing environmental DNA metabarcoding and underwater visual census to monitor tropical reef fishes

    Andrea Polanco Fernández;Virginie Marques;Virginie Marques;Fabian Fopp;Fabian Fopp;Jean-Baptiste Juhel

  • eDNA metabarcoding: a promising method for anuran surveys in highly diverse tropical forests.

    Carla M. Lopes;Thais Sasso;Alice Valentini;Tony Dejean

  • Quantitative monitoring of diverse fish communities on a large scale combining eDNA metabarcoding and qPCR

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  • Benchmarking bioinformatic tools for fast and accurate eDNA metabarcoding species identification

    Laetitia Mathon;Alice Valentini;Pierre-Edouard Guérin;Eric Normandeau

  • The future of fish-based ecological assessment of European rivers: from traditional EU Water Framework Directive compliant methods to eDNA metabarcoding-based approaches.

    Didier Pont;Alice Valentini;Mathieu Rocle;Anthony Maire

  • Cross-ocean patterns and processes in fish biodiversity on coral reefs through the lens of eDNA metabarcoding

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  • eDNA sampled from stream networks correlates with camera trap detection rates of terrestrial mammals

    Arnaud Lyet;Loïc Pellissier;Loïc Pellissier;Alice Valentini;Tony Dejean

  • Comparing the performance of 12S mitochondrial primers for fish environmental DNA across ecosystems

    F Andrea Polanco;Eilísh Richards;Benjamin Flück;Alice Valentini

  • Blind assessment of vertebrate taxonomic diversity across spatial scales by clustering environmental DNA metabarcoding sequences

    Virginie Marques;Virginie Marques;Pierre‐Édouard Guérin;Mathieu Rocle;Alice Valentini

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Taberlet
Pierre Taberlet Grenoble Alpes University
Claude Miaud
Claude Miaud University of Montpellier
Camille Albouy
Camille Albouy ETH Zurich
David Mouillot
David Mouillot University of Montpellier
Sébastien Brosse
Sébastien Brosse Paul Sabatier University
Didier Pont
Didier Pont BOKU University
Stéphanie Manel
Stéphanie Manel PSL University
Jérôme Murienne
Jérôme Murienne Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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