eDNA metabarcoding as a biomonitoring tool for marine protected areas
Zachary J. Gold, Joshua L. Sprague, David J. Kushner, Erick Zerecero Marin, Paul Henry Barber
eDNA metabarcoding at a California marine reserve recovered 76% of diver-recorded fish species, distinguished communities 50 m apart, yet reversed the visual inside-versus-outside richness pattern.
PLoS ONE · Feb 24, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology✦ In-depth digest