Key Questions for Next-Generation Biomonitoring
Frontiers in Environmental Science, vol. 7
Abstract
Classical biomonitoring techniques have focused primarily on measures linked to various biodiversity metrics and indicator species. Next-generation biomonitoring (NGB) describes a suite of tools and approaches that allow the examination of a broader spectrum of organisational levels - from genes to entire ecosystems. Here, we frame ten key questions that we envisage will drive the field of NGB over the next decade. While not exhaustive, this list covers most of the key challenges facing NGB, and provides the basis of the next steps for research and implementation in this field. These questions have been grouped into current- and outlook-related categories, corresponding to the organization of this paper.
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Université de Bourgogne · Agroécologie · Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté · Institut Agro Dijon
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Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, Université Bourgogne, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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University of New Brunswick · Environment and Climate Change Canada · Canadian Rivers Institute
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Centre for Environmental Genomics Applications, St. John's, NL, Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada @ Canadian Rivers Institute, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, NB, Canada
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University of New Brunswick · Environment and Climate Change Canada · Canadian Rivers Institute
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Environment and Climate Change Canada @ Canadian Rivers Institute, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, NB, Canada
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Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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Leiden University · Naturalis Biodiversity Center
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Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Centre Alpin de Recherche sur les Réseaux Trophiques et les Ecosystèmes Limniques
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CARRTEL, USMB, INRA, Thonon-les-Bains, France
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School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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University of New Brunswick · Environment and Climate Change Canada · Canadian Rivers Institute · Lancaster University
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Environment and Climate Change Canada @ Canadian Rivers Institute, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, NB, Canada
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Institut Agro Rennes-Angers · Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes · Université de Rennes
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UMR 1349 IGEPP, INRA, Université de Rennes 1, Agrocampus Ouest Rennes, Domaine de la Motte, Le Rheu, France
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Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva, Science III, Geneva, Switzerland
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School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
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University of New Brunswick · Canadian Rivers Institute
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Canadian Rivers Institute, Biology, Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · École Pratique des Hautes Études · Université de Montpellier · Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier · Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
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CEFE UMR 5175, CNRS—Université de Montpellier - Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier–IRD—EPHE, Montpellier, France
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom
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Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics · University of Guelph
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics and Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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University of New Brunswick · Canadian Rivers Institute
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Stable Isotopes in Nature Laboratory, Canadian Rivers Institute, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · École Pratique des Hautes Études · Université de Montpellier · Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier · Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
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CEFE UMR 5175, CNRS—Université de Montpellier - Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier–IRD—EPHE, Montpellier, France
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Queen Mary University of London
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School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Université de Bourgogne · Agroécologie · Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté · Institut Agro Dijon
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Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, Université Bourgogne, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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Centre Alpin de Recherche sur les Réseaux Trophiques et les Ecosystèmes Limniques
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CARRTEL, USMB, INRA, Thonon-les-Bains, France
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Bowburn Consultancy, Durham, United Kingdom
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Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Leiden University · Naturalis Biodiversity Center
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Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Inserm · Université de Lille · Institut Pasteur de Lille · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille · Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille · Unité Évolution, Écologie et Paléontologie
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Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, U1019–UMR 8204–CIIL–Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Lille, France
Univ. Lille, CNRS, UMR 8198—Evo-Eco-Paleo, SPICI Group, Lille, France
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University of New Brunswick · Environment and Climate Change Canada · Canadian Rivers Institute
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Environment and Climate Change Canada @ Canadian Rivers Institute, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, NB, Canada
Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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Queen Mary University of London
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School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva, Science III, Geneva, Switzerland
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Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Natural Resources Canada · Centre for Biodiversity Genomics · University of Guelph
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Centre for Biodiversity Genomics and Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom
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Department of Life Sciences, Silwood Park Campus, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement · Peuplements végétaux et bioagresseurs en milieu tropical
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CIRAD, UMR PVBMT, Saint-Pierre, France
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Syngenta (Switzerland) · University of Edinburgh
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School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel, Switzerland
The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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AgroParisTech · Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
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Laboratoire MMIP—UMR INRA 518/AgroParisTech, Paris, France
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Maarten J. J. Schrama Aachen Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Leiden University · Naturalis Biodiversity Center
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Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · École Pratique des Hautes Études · Université de Montpellier · Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier · Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
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CEFE UMR 5175, CNRS—Université de Montpellier - Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier–IRD—EPHE, Montpellier, France
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Department of Computer Science, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom
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Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities
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BIOGECO, INRA, Univ. Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments
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Agence Française pour la Biodiversité, Pôle R&D ECLA, Évian-les-Bains, France
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Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand
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Department of Life Sciences, Silwood Park Campus, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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David Andrew Bohan corresponding
Université de Bourgogne · Agroécologie · Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté · Institut Agro Dijon
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Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, Université Bourgogne, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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