Fine-tuning biodiversity assessments: A framework to pair eDNA metabarcoding and morphological approaches

1. Accurate quantification of biodiversity can be demanding and expensive. Although environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding can facilitate biodiversity assessments through non-invasive, cost-efficient, and rapid surveys, the approach struggles to outperform traditional morphological approaches in pro...

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Autores: Lúcio Pereira, Cátia, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Araújo, Miguel B., Matias, Miguel G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/251542
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/251542
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biodiversity
Environmental DNA
Metabarcoding
Morphological approaches
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Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
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Sumario:1. Accurate quantification of biodiversity can be demanding and expensive. Although environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding can facilitate biodiversity assessments through non-invasive, cost-efficient, and rapid surveys, the approach struggles to outperform traditional morphological approaches in providing reliable quantitative estimates for surveyed species (e.g., abundance and biomass).