Species diversity of coral reef fishes around the West Island of Sanya City, South China Sea, based on environmental DNA.

ABSTRACT:

Background

West Island is the second largest island in the Hainan Province, China and its surrounding sea area has a well-preserved coral reef ecosystem and high species diversity of coral reef fishes. Undoubtedly, coral reef fishes and coral reefs have complex symbiotic relationships and fish species diversity should reflect the healthy status of coral reef ecosystems. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a useful and sensitive tool to detect fish species and causes less environmental damage than traditional fish survey methods. This paper investigated coral reef fish species of West Island, Hainan Province, China, based on eDNA and provided scientific data for understanding and protection of the coral reef ecosystem of the South China Sea.

New information

The sea area surrounding W

SUBMITTER: Xi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9836608 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature