Quantitative environmental DNA metabarcoding shows high potential as a novel approach to quantitatively assess fish community

Abstract The simultaneous conservation of species richness and evenness is important to effectively reduce biodiversity loss and keep ecosystem health. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has been used as a powerful tool for identifying community composition, but it does not necessarily provide q...

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Main Authors: Satsuki Tsuji, Ryutei Inui, Ryohei Nakao, Seiji Miyazono, Minoru Saito, Takanori Kono, Yoshihisa Akamatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25274-3