Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an effective and rapid tool for fish monitoring in canals

McDevitt, A; Sales, NG; Browett, SS; Sparnenn, AO; Mariani, S; Wangensteen Fuentes, OS; Coscia, I; Benvenuto, C

Abstract

We focus on a case study along an English canal comparing environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding with two types of electrofishing techniques (wade‐and‐reach and boom‐boat). In addition to corroborating data obtained by electrofishing, eDNA provided a wider snapshot of fish assemblages. Given the semi‐lotic nature of canals, we encourage the use of eDNA as a fast and cost‐effective tool to detect and monitor whole fish communities.

Citation

McDevitt, A., Sales, N., Browett, S., Sparnenn, A., Mariani, S., Wangensteen Fuentes, O., …Benvenuto, C. (2019). Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an effective and rapid tool for fish monitoring in canals. Journal of Fish Biology, 95(2), 679-682. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14053

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 20, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jun 10, 2019
• Publication Date: Aug 12, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jun 17, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 10, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Fish Biology
• Print ISSN: 0022-1112
• Publisher: Wiley
• Volume: 95
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 679-682
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14053
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14053
• Related Public URLs: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10958649
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