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, Raúl Valente, Eva Lopes, Maria Paola Tomasino, Ágatha Gil, Cláudia Oliveira-Rodrigues, Isabel Sousa Pino, Alfredo López, Paula Suárez‐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.
PLoS ONE · Oct 16, 2024Peer-reviewedEcology