dc.contributor.author | Valsecchi, Elena | |
dc.contributor.author | Arcangeli, Antonella | |
dc.contributor.author | Lombardi, Roberto | |
dc.contributor.author | Boyse, Elizabeth | |
dc.contributor.author | Carr, Ian M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Galli, Paolo | |
dc.contributor.author | Goodman, Simon J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-15T17:50:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-15T17:50:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Valsecchi, E., Arcangeli, A.,
Lombardi, R., Boyse, E., Carr, I.M., Galli, P.
and Goodman, S.J. (2021) Ferries
and Environmental DNA: Underway
Sampling From Commercial Vessels
Provides New Opportunities
for Systematic Genetic Surveys
of Marine Biodiversity.
Frontiers in Marine Science,. 8:704786, 17pp. DOI:10.3389/fmars.2021.704786 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.oceanbestpractices.org/handle/11329/1741 | |
dc.description.abstract | Marine environmental DNA (eDNA) is an important tool for biodiversity research and
monitoring but challenges remain in scaling surveys over large spatial areas, and
increasing the frequency of sampling in remote locations at reasonable cost. Here we
demonstrate the feasibility of sampling from commercial vessels (Mediterranean ferries)
while underway, as a strategy to facilitate replicable, systematic marine eDNA surveys in
locations that would normally be challenging and expensive for researchers to access.
Sixteen eDNA samples were collected from four fixed sampling stations, and in response
to four cetacean sightings, across three cruises undertaken along the 300 km ferry route
between Livorno (Tuscany) and Golfo Aranci (Sardinia) in the Ligurian/Tyrrhenian Seas,
June-July 2018. Using 12SrDNA and 16SrDNA metabarcoding markers, we recovered
diverse marine vertebrate Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs) from teleost
fish, elasmobranchs, and cetaceans. We detected sample heterogeneity consistent with
previously known variation in species occurrences, including putative species spawning
peaks associated with specific sea surface temperature ranges, and increased night
time abundance of bathypelagic species known to undertake diel migrations through
the water column. We suggest commercial vessel based marine eDNA sampling using
the global shipping network has potential to facilitate broad-scale biodiversity monitoring
in the world’s oceans. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject.other | Metabarcoding | en_US |
dc.subject.other | MarVer | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Marine mammals | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Citizen science | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Spatial planning | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Sampling strategy | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Marine conservation | en_US |
dc.subject.other | 12S and 16S ribosomal RNA genes | en_US |
dc.subject.other | eDNA | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Ships of Opportunity | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Voluntary ships | en_US |
dc.title | Ferries and Environmental DNA: Underway Sampling From Commercial Vessels Provides New Opportunities for Systematic Genetic Surveys of Marine Biodiversity. | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | en_US |
dc.description.refereed | Refereed | en_US |
dc.format.pagerange | 17pp. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.704786 | |
dc.subject.parameterDiscipline | Other biological measurements | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.title | Frontiers in Marine Science | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume | 8 | en_US |
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue | Article 704786 | en_US |
dc.description.sdg | 14.a | en_US |
dc.description.eov | N/A | en_US |
dc.description.adoption | Validated (tested by third parties) | en_US |
dc.description.methodologyType | Method | en_US |
obps.contact.contactname | Elena Valsecchi | |
obps.contact.contactemail | elena.valsecchi@unimib.it | |
obps.contact.contactorcid | 0000-0003-3869-6413 | |
obps.resourceurl.publisher | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.704786/full | |