DNA metabarcoding in diet studies: Unveiling ecological aspects in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
By L. Sousa, S. Silva, Raquel Xavier. Environmental DNA, 2019
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The description of trophic interactions and food webs is a funda‐ mental process in understanding ecosystems functionality (Krahn et al., 2007; Symondson, 2002). Multiple ecological‐informed manage‐ ment decisions rely on dietary studies, such as the trophic position of species and their demographic regulation, based on the impor‐ tance of feeding resources, or the impact of species interactions (e.g., predation) on populations and communities (e.g., Alonso et al., 2014). Moreover, predator–prey interactions define most of the food web dynamics (Carreon‐Martinez & Heath 2010; Jo, Gim, Jeong, Kim, & Joo, 2014), and given the current environmental changing scenario, their better knowledge is necessary to design effective management and conservation plans (Bradley et al., 2007; Roslin & Majaneva, 2016). Traditionally, species' diets have been mostly identified through direct observation of predatory events or by visual mor‐ phological analysis of stomach, gut, or fecal contents (Caryl et al., 2012; Reñones, Polunin, & Goni, 2002). The accuracy of such Received: 5 June 2019 | Revised: 10 July 2019 | Accepted: 12 July 2019 DOI: 10.1002/edn3.27
Subfields: Ecology, Molecular Biology
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- Metabarcoding From Microbes to Mammals: Comprehensive Bioassessment on a Global Scale (2020, background): “eDNA does not require whole organisms for identification, samples can also be collected from partially digested gut contents, feces, blood meal (Sousa et al., 2019), and even from sample preservatives (Zizka et al.”