Enhancing fish community monitoring at a cabled observatory by combining environmental <scp>DNA</scp> and imaging analysis
Cabled multiparametric observatories are sustaining ecological monitoring by collecting long-term real-time biological and environmental data. Here, we investigated fish communities by sampling environmental DNA (eDNA) over 4 days near the multiparametric cabled video-observatory OBSEA (Northwestern Mediterranean Sea). The multi-marker eDNA metabarcoding approach resulted in an increased species detection and helped provide a more comprehensive view of the local fish community when combined with imaging data. These results underline the potential of omics methods in long-term monitoring of economically and ecologically important fish species.
Authors
- Luca Mirimin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9601-1457)
- Daniel Mihai Toma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0472-1190)
- Joaquín del Río Fernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-2201)
- Marco Francescangeli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-0447)
- Sérgio Stefanni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9477-0062)
- Jacopo Aguzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1484-8219)
- Bernadette O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6447-0445)
- Maddalena Tibone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0915-0761)
Institutions
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn (IT)
- Institut de Ciències del Mar (ES)
- Atlantic Technological University (IE)
- Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (IE)
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Fish Biology
- Published
- 2025-06-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70096
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.15
Funders
- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme