Counting with DNA in metabarcoding studies: how should we convert sequence reads to dietary data?
B. Deagle, A. C. Thomas, J. C. McInnes, L. J. Clarke, E. J. Vesterinen, E. L. Clare, T. R. Kartzinel, J. P. Eveson
This study evaluates methods for converting DNA sequence reads to dietary data in metabarcoding, finding that relative read abundance provides a more accurate diet estimate than occurrence data.
bioRxiv · Apr 18, 2018Ecology