升级生物多样性监测:Metabarcoding估计在德国各地的马来西亚陷中发现了31846种昆虫物种

Dominik Buchner1, James S Sinclair2, Manfred Ayasse3

  • 1Aquatic Ecosystem Research, University of Duisburg Essen, Essen, Germany.

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概括

现在使用DNA元编码进行大规模的昆虫监测是可行的,并且具有成本效益. 该方法追踪昆虫生物多样性的变化,这对于了解生态系统健康和减轻生物多样性丧失至关重要.

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