
handle: 10072/425159 , 10754/672049 , 20.500.11937/90910
AbstractEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) is increasingly being used to assess community composition in marine ecosystems. Applying eDNA approaches across broad spatial scales now provide the potential to inform biogeographic analyses. However, to date, few studies have employed this technique to assess broad biogeographic patterns across multiple taxonomic groups. Here, we compare eDNA‐derived communities of bony fishes and invertebrates, including corals and sponges, from 15 locations spanning the entire length of the Omani coast. This survey includes a variety of habitats, including coral and rocky reefs, and covers three distinct marine ecoregions. Our data support a known biogeographic break in fish communities between the north and the south of Oman; however, the eDNA data highlight that this faunal break is mostly reflected in schooling baitfish species (e.g., sardines and anchovies), whereas reef‐associated fish communities appear more homogeneous along this coastline. Furthermore, our data provide indications that these biogeographic breaks also affect invertebrate communities, which includes corals, sponges, and broader eukaryotic groups. The observed community shifts were correlated with local environmental and anthropogenic differences characteristic of this coastline, particularly for the eDNA‐derived bony fish communities. Overall, this study provides compelling support that eDNA sequencing and associated analyses may serve as powerful tools to detect community differences across biogeographic breaks and ecoregions, particularly in places where there is significant variation in oceanographic conditions or anthropogenic impacts.
570, Oman, Reef, 590, Environmental DNA, Microbial ecology, Seascape, 1311 Genetics, habitats, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Genetics, genomics, Marine ecosystem, GE1-350, Invertebrate, Biological oceanography, Molecular Biology, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecosystem, biodiversity, Ecology, Geography, QR100-130, Marine Microbial Diversity and Biogeography, Life Sciences, Coral reef, Biodiversity, environmental DNA, Ecological Assessment, Taxonomic rank, DNA Barcoding for Food Authentication and Fraud Detection, DNA Barcoding, Environmental sciences, Habitat, 1105 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Fishery, FOS: Biological sciences, metabarcoding, Environmental Science, Physical Sciences, Taxon, 2303 Ecology, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Monitoring
570, Oman, Reef, 590, Environmental DNA, Microbial ecology, Seascape, 1311 Genetics, habitats, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Genetics, genomics, Marine ecosystem, GE1-350, Invertebrate, Biological oceanography, Molecular Biology, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecosystem, biodiversity, Ecology, Geography, QR100-130, Marine Microbial Diversity and Biogeography, Life Sciences, Coral reef, Biodiversity, environmental DNA, Ecological Assessment, Taxonomic rank, DNA Barcoding for Food Authentication and Fraud Detection, DNA Barcoding, Environmental sciences, Habitat, 1105 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Fishery, FOS: Biological sciences, metabarcoding, Environmental Science, Physical Sciences, Taxon, 2303 Ecology, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Monitoring
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