Airborne environmental DNA captures terrestrial vertebrate diversity in nature
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Airborne environmental DNA captures terrestrial vertebrate diversity in nature. / Lynggaard, Christina; Frøslev, Tobias Guldberg; Johnson, Matthew S.; Olsen, Morten Tange; Bohmann, Kristine.
bioRxiv, 2022.Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Research
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T1 - Airborne environmental DNA captures terrestrial vertebrate diversity in nature
AU - Lynggaard, Christina
AU - Frøslev, Tobias Guldberg
AU - Johnson, Matthew S.
AU - Olsen, Morten Tange
AU - Bohmann, Kristine
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The current biodiversity and climate crises highlight the need for efficient tools to monitor terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we provide evidence for the use of airborne eDNA analyses as a novel method to detect terrestrial vertebrate communities in nature. Metabarcoding of 143 airborne eDNA samples collected during three days in Åmosen Nature Park, Denmark yielded 64 bird, mammal, fish and amphibian taxa, representing about a quarter of the around 210 wild terrestrial vertebrates that have been registered in the greater Åmosen area through years of compiling observational data. We provide evidence for the spatial movement and temporal patterns of airborne eDNA and for the influence of weather conditions on vertebrate detections. This study demonstrates airborne eDNA for high-resolution biomonitoring of vertebrates in terrestrial systems and elucidates its potential to guide global nature management and conservation efforts in the ongoing biodiversity crisis.
AB - The current biodiversity and climate crises highlight the need for efficient tools to monitor terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we provide evidence for the use of airborne eDNA analyses as a novel method to detect terrestrial vertebrate communities in nature. Metabarcoding of 143 airborne eDNA samples collected during three days in Åmosen Nature Park, Denmark yielded 64 bird, mammal, fish and amphibian taxa, representing about a quarter of the around 210 wild terrestrial vertebrates that have been registered in the greater Åmosen area through years of compiling observational data. We provide evidence for the spatial movement and temporal patterns of airborne eDNA and for the influence of weather conditions on vertebrate detections. This study demonstrates airborne eDNA for high-resolution biomonitoring of vertebrates in terrestrial systems and elucidates its potential to guide global nature management and conservation efforts in the ongoing biodiversity crisis.
U2 - 10.1101/2022.10.24.512985
DO - 10.1101/2022.10.24.512985
M3 - Preprint
BT - Airborne environmental DNA captures terrestrial vertebrate diversity in nature
PB - bioRxiv
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ID: 336462326