Plant biodiversity assessment through pollen DNA metabarcoding in Natura 2000 habitats (Italian Alps).

ABSTRACT: Monitoring biodiversity is of increasing importance in natural ecosystems. Metabarcoding can be used as a powerful molecular tool to complement traditional biodiversity monitoring, as total environmental DNA can be analyzed from complex samples containing DNA of different origin. The aim of this research was to demonstrate the potential of pollen DNA metabarcoding using the chloroplast trnL partial gene sequencing to characterize plant biodiversity. Collecting airborne biological particles with gravimetric Tauber traps in four Natura 2000 habitats within the Natural Park of Paneveggio Pale di San Martino (Italian Alps), at three-time intervals in 1 year, metabarcoding identified 68 taxa belonging to 32 local plant families. Metabarcoding could identify with finer taxonomic resolution almos

SUBMITTER: Leontidou K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8440677 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature