Seasonal and spatial variability of zooplankton diversity in the Poyang Lake Basin using DNA metabarcoding.

ABSTRACT: Freshwater ecosystems face multiple threats to their stability globally. Poyang Lake is the largest lake in China, but its habitat has been seriously degraded because of human activities and natural factors (e.g. climate change), resulting in a decline in freshwater biodiversity. Zooplankton are useful indicators of environmental stressors because they are sensitive to external perturbations. DNA metabarcoding is an approach that has gained significant traction by aiding ecosystem conservation and management. Here, the seasonal and spatial variability in the zooplankton diversity were analyzed in the Poyang Lake Basin using DNA metabarcoding. The results showed that the community structure of zooplankton exhibited significant seasonal and spatial variability using DNA metabarcoding, where

SUBMITTER: Qiu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9168339 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature