The coloNISation: spatio-temporal metabarcoding surveys in ports reveal homogenised communities with high genetic diversity and connectivity of non-indigenous species
Jesús Zarcero, Adrià Antich, Margarita Fernández‐Tejedor, Creu Palacín, Owen Simon Wangensteen, Marc Rius, Xavier Turón
The paper uses COI metabarcoding to analyze metazoan communities in harbours, finding high genetic diversity and connectivity among non-indigenous species despite their lower species count.
Scientific Reports · Apr 26, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology