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Kristel Panksep

@kristelpanksep.bsky.social
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A researcher in aquatic ecology, primarily focusing on eDNA-based methods in biodiversity studies. My research interests also include the role of toxic blue-green algae in aquatic food chains

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Mycology and Microbiology Center @myco-microbio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Eight years and thousands of samples later, results from one of our biggest long-term projects are finally published! 🌍💧🍄 The FunAqua dataset brings together aquatic fungal biodiversity data from 1,452 sites across 87 countries. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The FunAqua dataset of global fungal biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - The FunAqua dataset of global fungal biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems
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Jennifer Anderson @jandbio.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
New #AquaticFungi to start your Wednesday! Check out the dazzling array of new CLASSES of fungi--including those with highest frequency in freshwater. Congrats to our #FunAqua friends, whose project features prominently in these finds! 🧡 @kristelpanksep.bsky.social @vprins.bsky.social
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Thirty novel fungal lineages: formal description based on environmental samples and DNA
Molecular analyses of soil and water commonly reveal large proportions of fungal taxa that cannot be assigned to any taxonomic or functional groups. Some of these so-called dark taxa have been encoded...
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Mycology and Microbiology Center @myco-microbio.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
At the BMD High-throughput Biodiversity Monitoring workshop, participants joined a field excursion to Parc Natural de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l’Obac. @kristelpanksep.bsky.social and Kessy Abarenkov, together with Niels Raes, demonstrated eDNA sampling and camera trap deployment. #eDNA #BMDproject
A group of people standing around a body of water.A woman in a green T-Shirt (Kristel Panksep) is standing on a ledge and telling a group of people standing around her something about eDNA sampling.A photo of a man filming someone in the background.Kristel Panksep took a selfie, with a man taking a photo of Kessy Abarenkov in the background.
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Mycology and Microbiology Center @myco-microbio.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
eDNA workflow - from sampling to publication to improve biodiversity assessment. This week we had a workflow course at Laelatu Biology Station, see attached photos, held by @kristelpanksep.bsky.social and others. #eDNA #PlutoFGO #bioinformatics #GBIF #biodiversity #NATARC
A man on the left and a woman on the right standing in sea water, collecting samples from the sea.Five people in a circle, kneeling at the edge of the water and filtering a water sample.A female scientist wading deeper into the sea with a bucket in her hand to collect some samplesGroup image of 9 people with greenery in the background.
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Mycology and Microbiology Center @myco-microbio.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
At #ICAIS2026 in Belfast, MMC member @kristelpanksep.bsky.social joined the #GuardIAS #eDNA Workshop to discuss moving beyond presence/absence detection and the constraints of applied eDNA. The session ended with a collaborative SWOT analysis on managing aquatic invasive species.
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Kristel Panksep @kristelpanksep.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Had the chance to talk about #environmentalDNA! I was on Kuku Raadio's show "Kuue samba taga" and shared how #eDNA samples are helping to solve nature's mysteries. Listen here: kuku.pleier.ee/podcast/kuue... #conservation #KukuRaadio #science
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Kristel Panksep @kristelpanksep.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Floating Islands & Water Health at LAMPA Festival! 🌿 So inspiring to discuss BioFloat's impact on aquatic ecosystems. #BioFloat #LAMPAFestival #FloatingIslands
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ICTC13 @ictc13.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Our group photo ❤️. Big thanks to all participants for their contributions.
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Kristel Panksep @kristelpanksep.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Great talk by Helen Agasild at #ICTC13. Gut content analysis of #zooplankton reveals different feeding preferences & widespread ingestion of toxin-producing and further transfer to fish #cyanobacteria. @ictc13.bsky.social #Zooplankton #Ecology #Limnology #foodweb #Chania #Crete
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FUNACTION @funaction.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I big shipment of samples recently arrived to #FUNACTION Estonian partners 🇪🇪. DNA🧬 is being extracted and sequenced to assess seasonal dynamics of #aquaticfungi biodiversity in several regions in Europe. Stay tuned! 🍄💧 #funga #fungi #conservation @biodiversaplus.bsky.social
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FUNACTION @funaction.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Mobility of ECRs between Partners labs is one example of #FUNACTION transnational added value. Ziming🇸🇪 and Pietro🇮🇹 visited our Estonian🇪🇪 team where they were trained and collaborated on sample preparation and #eDNA extraction. #aquaticfungi #conservation #biodiversity @biodiversaplus.bsky.social
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