2020/01/14 by Naiara Guimarães Sales, Mariane da Cruz Kaizer, Ilaria Coscia +10 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies #Identification and Quantification in Food #Species Distribution and Climate Change
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/mam.12183
openalex publication_date 2020/01/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Abstract The application of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding as a biomonitoring tool has greatly increased, but studies have focused on temperate aquatic macro‐organisms. We apply eDNA metabarcoding to detecting the mammalian community in two high‐biodiversity regions of Brazil: the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. We identified Critically Endangered and Endangered mammalian species and found overlap with species identified via camera trapping. We highlight the potential for using eDNA monitoring for mammals in biodiverse regions and identify challenges: we need a better understanding of the ecology of eDNA within variable environments and more appropriate reference sequences for species identification in these anthropogenically impacted biomes.