Environmental DNA metabarcoding of lake fish communities reflects long‐term data from established survey methods
University of Hull · UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Abstract
Organisms continuously release DNA into their environments via shed cells, excreta, gametes and decaying material. Analysis of this 'environmental DNA' (eDNA) is revolutionizing biodiversity monitoring. eDNA outperforms many established survey methods for targeted detection of single species, but few studies have investigated how well eDNA reflects whole communities of organisms in natural environments. We investigated whether eDNA can recover accurate qualitative and quantitative information about fish communities in large lakes, by comparison to the most comprehensive long-term gill-net data set available in the UK. Seventy-eight 2L water samples were collected along depth profile transects, gill-net sites…
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- 41.42
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- 100%
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9Topics & keywords
- Biology
- Environmental DNA
- Fish <Actinopterygii>
- Term (time)
- Ecology
- Fishery
- Biodiversity