Sampling from commercial vessel routes can capture marine biodiversity distributions effectively.

ABSTRACT: Collecting fine-scale occurrence data for marine species across large spatial scales is logistically challenging but is important to determine species distributions and for conservation planning. Inaccurate descriptions of species ranges could result in designating protected areas with inappropriate locations or boundaries. Optimizing sampling strategies therefore is a priority for scaling up survey approaches using tools such as environmental DNA (eDNA) to capture species distributions. In a marine context, commercial vessels, such as ferries, could provide sampling platforms allowing access to undersampled areas and repeatable sampling over time to track community changes. However, sample collection from commercial vessels could be biased and may not represent biological and environmenta

SUBMITTER: Boyse E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9919487 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature