Comparing environmental DNA metabarcoding and underwater visual census to monitor tropical reef fishes

Abstract Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a revolutionary method to monitor marine biodiversity from animal DNA traces. Examining the capacity of eDNA to provide accurate biodiversity measures in species‐rich ecosystems such as coral reefs is a prerequisite for their application in long‐term mon...

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Main Authors: Andrea Polanco Fernández, Virginie Marques, Fabian Fopp, Jean‐Baptiste Juhel, Giomar Helena Borrero‐Pérez, Marie‐Charlotte Cheutin, Tony Dejean, Juan David González Corredor, Andrés Acosta‐Chaparro, Régis Hocdé, David Eme, Eva Maire, Manuel Spescha, Alice Valentini, Stéphanie Manel, David Mouillot, Camille Albouy, Loïc Pellissier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental DNA
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.140