Felipe M G Mattos, Niklas Dreyer, Chia-Ling Fong, Yung-Hui Victoria Wen, Dharmesh Jain, Mattia De Vivo, Yu-Sin Huang, John Karichu Mwihaki, Tzi-Yuan Wang, Ming-Jay Ho, Isheng Jason Tsai, John Wang, Benny K K Chan, Ryuji J Machida
PCR-based high-throughput sequencing has permitted comprehensive resolution analyses of zooplankton diversity dynamics. However, significant methodological issues still surround analyses of complex bulk community samples, not least as in prevailing PCR-based approaches. Marine drifting animals-zooplankton-play essential ecological roles in the pelagic ecosystem, transferring energy and elements to higher trophic levels, such as fishes, cetaceans and others. In the present study, we collected 48 size-fractionated zooplankton samples in the vicinity of a coral reef island with environmental gradients...
December 8, 2023: Molecular Ecology Resources