Exploring the Use of Environmental DNA (eDNA) to Detect Animal Taxa in the Mesopelagic Zone

Exploring the Use of Environmental DNA (eDNA) to Detect Animal Taxa in the Mesopelagic Zone

Animal biodiversity in the ocean’s vast mesopelagic zone is relatively poorly studied due to technological and logistical challenges. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses show great promise for efficiently characterizing biodiversity and could provide new insight into the presence of mesopelagic specie...

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Main Authors: Annette F. Govindarajan, Rene D. Francolini, J. Michael Jech, Andone C. Lavery, Joel K. Llopiz, Peter H. Wiebe, Weifeng (Gordon) Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
environmental DNA
mesopelagic
biodiversity
metabarcoding
zooplankton
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.574877/full

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