Environmental DNA as a complementary tool for biodiversity monitoring: A multi-technique and multi-trophic approach to investigate cetacean distribution and feeding ecology
Luís Afonso, Joana Costa, Ana Mafalda Correia, Raul Valente, Eva Lopes, Maria Paola Tomasino, Ágatha Gil, Cláudia Oliveira-Rodrigues, Isabel Sousa Pino, Alfredo López, Paula Suarez-Bregua, Catarina Magalhães
This study uses environmental DNA to characterize cetacean communities and their prey in coastal waters, finding similar results to visual surveys and identifying year-round presence.
bioRxiv · Mar 11, 2024Ecology