Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Sales, NG; Da Cruz Kaizer, M; Coscia, I; Perkins, JE; Highlands, A; Boubli, JP; Magnusson, W; da Silva, M; Benvenuto, C; McDevitt, A

Abstract

The application of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding as a biomonitoring tool has greatly increased in the last decade. However, most studies have focused on aquatic macro-organisms in temperate areas (e.g., fishes). We apply eDNA metabarcoding to detect the mammalian community in two high-biodiversity regions of Brazil, the Amazon and Atlantic Forest. We identified critically endangered and endangered mammalian species in the Atlantic Forest and Amazon respectively and found overlap with species identified via camera trapping in the Atlantic Forest. In light of our results, we highlight the potential and challenges of eDNA monitoring for mammals in these highly biodiverse regions.

Citation

Sales, N., Da Cruz Kaizer, M., Coscia, I., Perkins, J., Highlands, A., Boubli, J., …McDevitt, A. (2020). Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Mammal Review, 50(3), 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12183

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 11, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jan 14, 2020
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2020
• Deposit Date: Nov 26, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 14, 2021
• Journal: Mammal Review
• Print ISSN: 0305-1838
• Electronic ISSN: 1365-2907
• Publisher: Wiley
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 221-225
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12183
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12183
• Related Public URLs: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/13652907