Environmental status assessment using DNA metabarcoding: towards a genetics based Marine Biotic Index (gAMBI).

Environmental status assessment using DNA metabarcoding: towards a genetics based Marine Biotic Index (gAMBI).

Marine ecosystem protection and conservation initiatives rely on the assessment of ecological integrity and health status of marine environments. The AZTI's Marine Biotic Index (AMBI), which consists on using macroinvertebrate diversity as indicator of ecosystem health, is used worldwide for th...

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Main Authors: Eva Aylagas, Angel Borja, Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946187?pdf=render

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