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Foreword.-Introduction.-Introduction to Animal DNA Barcoding Protocols.-DNA Barcodes for the Tree of Life - A. Animals - Insects.-Barcoding Methods for Invertebrates.-DNA Barcoding of Amphibians and Reptiles.-DNA Barcoding Fishes.-DNA Barcoding Birds: from Field Collection to Data Analysis.-DNA Barcoding in Mammals.-Methods for DNA Barcoding of Fungi.-Methods for DNA Barcoding Photosynthetic Protists Emphasizing the Macroalgae and Diatoms.-DNA Barcoding Methods for Land Plants.-Field Information Management Systems (FIMS) for DNA Barcoding.-Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for DNA Barcoding.-DNA Extraction, Preservation and Amplification.-DNA Mini-barcodes.-Next Generation Sequencing: Multiplexing Multiple Barcode Amplicons into Single 454 Run.-The Practical Evaluation of Barcode Efficacy.-Plant DNA Barcodes, Taxonomic Management and Species Discovery in Tropical Forests.-Construction and Analysis of Phylogenetic Trees using DNA Barcode Data.- Phylogenetic Analyses of Ecological Communities Using Barcode Data.-DNA Barcodes: FISH-BOL, a Case Study.-Generating Plant DNA Barcodes for Trees in Long-term Forest Dynamics Plots.- Future Directions.