Enhancing fish community monitoring at a cabled observatory by combining environmental DNA and imaging analysis
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Cabled multiparametric observatories are sustaining ecological monitoring by collecting long-term real-time biological and environmental data. Here, we investigated fish communities by sampling environmental DNA (eDNA) over 4 days near the multiparametric cabled video-observatory OBSEA (Northwestern Mediterranean Sea). The multi-marker eDNA metabarcoding approach resulted in an increased species detection and helped provide a more comprehensive view of the local fish community when combined with imaging data. These results underline the potential of omics methods in long-term monitoring of economically and ecologically important fish species.
Source: Journal of Fish Biology
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.70096
Authors: Maddalena Tibone, Marco Francescangeli, Sergio Stefanni, Jacopo Aguzzi, Bernadette O'Neill, Joaquin Del Rio, Daniel Mihai Toma, Luca Mirimin
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,480
Award: G8411898346
OpenAlex ID: W4411112411