Integrating traditional and innovative monitoring approaches to monitor the marine biodiversity in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean sea) DOI Creative Commons
Emanuele Fasola,

C Santolini,

B Villa

et al.

Marine Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 208, P. 107160 - 107160

Published: April 17, 2025

The Mediterranean Sea, a global biodiversity hotspot, is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pressures, leading to decline in marine and ecosystem services. In response, effective monitoring conservation strategies, including citizen science initiatives, are crucial for understanding mitigating these impacts. This study presents the Marine Adventure Research Education (M.A.R.E.) initiative, which integrates public participation through visual surveys environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling. Novel species-specific primers were developed target key species, Risso's dolphin, fin whale, basking shark, loggerhead sea turtle, sperm whale. Over three months, approximately 100 participants contributed detection of endangered striped Tyrrhenian Sea. Thus, eDNA analysis proved be highly sensitive non-invasive method detecting wide range complementing traditional surveys. As matter fact, second most detected species with molecular analyses was an elusive previously underreported region. this suggests that technique might considered promising monitor dolphin distribution

Language: Английский

Integrating traditional and innovative monitoring approaches to monitor the marine biodiversity in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean sea) DOI Creative Commons
Emanuele Fasola,

C Santolini,

B Villa

et al.

Marine Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 208, P. 107160 - 107160

Published: April 17, 2025

The Mediterranean Sea, a global biodiversity hotspot, is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pressures, leading to decline in marine and ecosystem services. In response, effective monitoring conservation strategies, including citizen science initiatives, are crucial for understanding mitigating these impacts. This study presents the Marine Adventure Research Education (M.A.R.E.) initiative, which integrates public participation through visual surveys environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling. Novel species-specific primers were developed target key species, Risso's dolphin, fin whale, basking shark, loggerhead sea turtle, sperm whale. Over three months, approximately 100 participants contributed detection of endangered striped Tyrrhenian Sea. Thus, eDNA analysis proved be highly sensitive non-invasive method detecting wide range complementing traditional surveys. As matter fact, second most detected species with molecular analyses was an elusive previously underreported region. this suggests that technique might considered promising monitor dolphin distribution

Language: Английский

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