Strategic eDNA metabarcoding sampling outperforms conventional monitoring methods and reveals spatial patterns of vertebrate biodiversity in a Mediterranean river basin
Authors:
- Gabriele CananziGCGabriele Cananzi
- Irene TatiniITIrene Tatini
- Tianshi LiTLTianshi Li
- Andrea ChemelloACAndrea Chemello
- Luca ZanantoniLZLuca Zanantoni
- Joachim LangeneckJLJoachim Langeneck
- Elena TricaricoElena Tricarico
- Marco Alberto Luca ZuffiMZMarco Alberto Luca Zuffi
- Annamaria NocitaANAnnamaria Nocita
- Arianna ChinesACArianna Chines
- Valentina SerraVSValentina Serra
- Giulio PetroniGPGiulio Petroni
Open Access
- 1 August 2026
- journal article
- Published by KEAI Publishing in Water Biology and Security
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca
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