Journal Marine Micropaleontology
Submissions to a special issue on marine sedaDNA in the Journal Marine Micropaleontology are open until June 30, 2025. The Virtual Special Issue (VSI) format allows fast publication of the manuscripts in regular journal issues, and manuscripts are subsequently gathered in the VSI per se, which significantly increases their visibility internationally.
The invisible complement: using sedimentary ancient DNA to improve marine ecosystem reconstructions
Sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) offers a novel approach to investigating past ecosystems—from the smallest bacteria to plankton and their predators. Knowledge about paleo-ecosystems can provide broad-scale biological context to paleoceanographic reconstructions from polar to tropical environments and over up to ~2Ma. However, sedaDNA research is complicated by the miniscule amounts of DNA preserved and limited reference sequences and genomes, making it difficult to detect rare species. This Virtual Special Issue seeks to bring together the latest research aimed at improving environmental reconstructions using sedaDNA techniques. We encourage sedaDNA-focused research as well as interdisciplinary studies that combine sedaDNA research with aspects of micropaleontology, biomarker, geochemical and/or modern DNA research. Technical (field, laboratory, computational optimisations, statistical tools) as well as (paleo)ecologically focused research articles are welcome.
If you are interested in submitting a paper to this Special Issue, please get in touch with Linda at: [email protected] (for a non-binding expression of interest).
The Guest Editors – Dr. Linda Armbrecht, Dr. Heike Zimmermann, Prof. Dr. Stijn De Schepper and Dr. Xavier Crosta – look forward to hearing from you!