Dataset of Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) diet composition on the SW Black Sea coast using DNA metabarcoding

By

Vassileva, Liliana V.
Lozanova, Lyudmila
Marinov, Martin
Moriniere, Jerome
Neov, Boyko
Nikolov, Boris
Simov, Nikolay
Klayn, Stefania

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-7-7

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

13

Pages

1--18

Subjects

Black-bellied plover , CO1 , coastal food webs , environmental DNA , High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) , Illumina MiSeq , Shorebirds , south-western Black Sea

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e150802

 

Abstract

Wader populations have been declining globally due to widespread anthropogenic habitat degradation and loss. In this context, food quality and availability at migration stop-over sites is crucial for wader migration success.<br> We studied the diet composition and preferences of the Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) at a stop-over site on the Black Sea-Mediterranean Flyway - Pomorie Lake, SW Black Sea coast, Bulgaria - through DNA metabarcoding of faeces. The study aimed to determine the bird's feeding strategy, coastal habitat use and possible seasonal variations as a result of local prey availability.<br> The dataset includes new data on Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) prey items on the south-western Black Sea coast, Bulgaria. The diet composition data provides valuable insights on coastal biodiversity in the area as 'sampled' by this generalist invertivore and contributes to the knowledge of Grey plover prey choice and habitat use in a little-studied microtidal marine region.