Aquatic eDNA for monitoring French Guiana biodiversity

By

Murienne, Jérôme
Cantera, Isabel
Cerdan, Axel
Cilleros, Kévin
Decotte, Jean-Baptiste
Dejean, Tony
Vigouroux, Régis
Brosse, Sébastien

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-09-11

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

7

Pages

1--3

Subjects

environmental genomics , French Guiana , metabarcoding , South America

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e37518
eLocator: e37518

 

Abstract

Environmental DNA [eDNA] metabarcoding has recently emerged as a non-destructive alternative to traditional sampling for characterising species assemblages.<br> We here provide a consistent dataset synthetising all eDNA sampling sites in French Guiana to date. Field collections have been initiated in 2014 and have continued until 2019. This dataset is however a work in progress and will be updated after each collecting campaign. We also provide a taxon by site matrix for fishes presence / absence as inferred from eDNA. Our aim is to allow a transparent communication to the stakeholders and provide the foundation for a monitoring programme based on eDNA. The lastest version of the dataset is publicly and freely accessible through the CEBA geoportal (http://vmcebagn-dev.ird.fr) or through the French Guiana geographic portal (https://www.geoguyane.fr).