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Characterizing elasmobranchs in Pensacola Bay system using environmental DNA metabarcoding
- Date Issued:
- 2020
- Abstract:
- Estuaries are often used as foraging habitats and nursery grounds by many elasmobranch species due to the protection as well as an abundance of nutrients and available prey that estuaries provide. However, identifying essential habitats for elasmobranchs has been a challenge due to frequent migrations of elasmobranchs into estuaries and coastal waters. Therefore, essential habitats for many elasmobranchs have not been identified. Traditional survey methods make it difficult to obtain accurate results because elasmobranchs are highly mobile; thus the resolution lies with using molecular tools such as environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding. Environmental DNA metabarcoding refers to the identification of multiple species from a single environmental sample using a generalist molecular marker. This molecular tool has shown to represent the biodiversity present in a collected sample and has been more efficient than traditional in situ sampling. Environmental DNA metabarcoding revealed 266 total fish detections from 57 different species with only three elasmobranch species (Rostoraja eglanteria, Hypanus sabinus, Rhinoptera bonasus) being detected. Elasmobranch DNA was primarily detected in spring, with only one detection in both winter and summer and no detections in fall. These results imply that elasmobranchs may not be utilizing the Pensacola Bay System often or they were not present during time of sampling.
Title: | Characterizing elasmobranchs in Pensacola Bay system using environmental DNA metabarcoding. |
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Name(s): | Hebert, Melissa M., author. | |
Type of Resource: | text | |
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Bibliography Text-txt Academic Theses. Academic Theses. Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation. |
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Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 2020 | |
Date Issued: | 2020 | |
Other Date: | 2020. | |
Publisher: | University of West Florida, | |
Place of Publication: | Pensacola, Florida : | |
Physical Form: | electronic resource | |
Extent: | 1 online resource (ix, 70 leaves : illustrations, maps, charts) | |
Language(s): | eng | |
Abstract: | Estuaries are often used as foraging habitats and nursery grounds by many elasmobranch species due to the protection as well as an abundance of nutrients and available prey that estuaries provide. However, identifying essential habitats for elasmobranchs has been a challenge due to frequent migrations of elasmobranchs into estuaries and coastal waters. Therefore, essential habitats for many elasmobranchs have not been identified. Traditional survey methods make it difficult to obtain accurate results because elasmobranchs are highly mobile; thus the resolution lies with using molecular tools such as environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding. Environmental DNA metabarcoding refers to the identification of multiple species from a single environmental sample using a generalist molecular marker. This molecular tool has shown to represent the biodiversity present in a collected sample and has been more efficient than traditional in situ sampling. Environmental DNA metabarcoding revealed 266 total fish detections from 57 different species with only three elasmobranch species (Rostoraja eglanteria, Hypanus sabinus, Rhinoptera bonasus) being detected. Elasmobranch DNA was primarily detected in spring, with only one detection in both winter and summer and no detections in fall. These results imply that elasmobranchs may not be utilizing the Pensacola Bay System often or they were not present during time of sampling. | |
Identifier: | 1233042127 (oclc), WFE0000741 (IID) | |
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by Melissa M. Hebert. Department of Biology, College of Science and Engineering. Thesis (M.S.) University of West Florida 2020 Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print. |
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Subject(s): |
University of West Florida University of West Florida. Chondrichthyes -- Florida -- Pensacola Bay |
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Library Classification: | LD1807.F62k 2020 H434 | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/uwf/fd/WFE0000741 | |
Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ | |
Host Institution: | UWF | |
Other Format: |
Characterizing elasmobranchs in Pensacola Bay system using environmental DNA metabarcoding. (Print version:) (OCoLC)1233040419 |