Integrating invasive species risk assessment into environmental DNA metabarcoding reference libraries.

ABSTRACT: Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has shown promise as a tool for estimating biodiversity and early detection of invasive species. In aquatic systems, advantages of this method include the ability to concurrently monitor biodiversity and detect incipient invasions simply through the collection and analysis of water samples. However, depending on the molecular markers chosen for a given study, reference libraries containing target sequences from present species may limit the usefulness of eDNA metabarcoding. To explore the extent of this issue and how it may be resolved to aid biodiversity and invasive species early detection goals, we focus on fishes in the well-studied Laurentian Great Lakes region. First, we provide a synthesis of species currently known from the region and of non-i

SUBMITTER: Mahon AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10078450 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature