Measuring protected-area effectiveness using vertebrate distributions from leech iDNA
Invertebrate-derived eDNA (iDNA) is an emerging tool for taxonomic and spatial biodiversity monitoring. Here, the authors use metabarcoding of leech-derived iDNA to estimate vertebrate occupancy over an entire protected area, the Ailaoshan Nature Reserve, China.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28778-8 |