Freshwater fish community assessment using eDNA metabarcoding vs. capture-based methods: differences in efficiency and resolution coupled to habitat and ecology
Manuel Curto, Sofia Batista, Carlos D. Santos, Filipe Ribeiro, Sofia Nogueira, Diogo Ribeiro, Benjamin Prindle, Daniel Licari, Giulia Riccioni, Diogo Dias, Francisco Pina‐Martins, Sissel Jentoft, Ana Veríssimo, Maria Judite Alves, Hugo F. Gante
This study compares eDNA metabarcoding and electrofishing for assessing freshwater fish communities, finding similar species richness but differing compositions influenced by habitat and ecology.
Environmental Research · Feb 26, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology