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BIOcean5D - D5.1 - New holistic indicators of impacts of coastal marine industries

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This deliverable presents the development and assessment of new DNA-based indicators for evaluating the ecological impacts of coastal marine industries, focusing specifically on salmon aquaculture in Norway and offshore oil extraction in the North Sea. Traditional biomonitoring methods rely on morphological identification of benthic macrofauna, which is labor-intensive and dependent on expert taxonomists. In contrast, environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding offers a promising, scalable alternative for biodiversity and ecological quality status (EQS) assessments.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16412993

Authors: Cordier, Tristan, Pawlowski, Jan

Institutions: NORCE Research AS, University of Geneva, Institute of Oceanology

Language: English

Topic: Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission