More Than Expected From Old Sponge Samples: A Natural Sampler DNA Metabarcoding Assessment of Marine Fish Diversity in Nha Trang Bay (Vietnam)

Sponges have recently been proposed as ideal candidates to act as natural samplers for environmental DNA due to their efficiency in filtering water. However, validation of the usefulness of DNA recovered from sponges to reveal vertebrate biodiversity patterns in Marine Protected Areas is still neede...

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Main Authors: Marta Turon, Carlos Angulo-Preckler, Adrià Antich, Kim Præbel, Owen S. Wangensteen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.605148/full