A new versatile primer set targeting a short fragment of the mitochondrial COI region for metabarcoding metazoan diversity: application for characterizing coral reef fish …

M Leray, JY Yang, CP Meyer, SC Mills, N Agudelo… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - Springer
Introduction The PCR-based analysis of homologous genes has become one of the most
powerful approaches for species detection and identification, particularly with the recent …

Use of autonomous reef monitoring structures to monitor changes in the marine environment in Jeju, South Korea: A brief review

HS Yang, T Kim, KT Lee, T Kim, DM Baker… - Ocean Science …, 2023 - Springer
Technology for monitoring natural environments can provide a basic understanding of
ecosystem changes and information for resource management. The Natural Geography in …

MinION-in-ARMS: nanopore sequencing to expedite barcoding of specimen-rich macrofaunal samples from autonomous reef monitoring structures

JJM Chang, YCA Ip, AG Bauman… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structure (ARMS) are standardized devices for sampling
biodiversity in complex marine benthic habitats such as coral reefs. When coupled with DNA …

Effectiveness of annealing blocking primers versus restriction enzymes for characterization of generalist diets: unexpected prey revealed in the gut contents of two …

M Leray, N Agudelo, SC Mills, CP Meyer - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Characterization of predator-prey interactions is challenging as researchers have to rely on
indirect methods that can be costly, biased and too imprecise to elucidate the complexity of …

Effects of low pH on the coral reef cryptic invertebrate communities near CO2 vents in Papua New Guinea

L Plaisance, K Matterson, K Fabricius, S Drovetski… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Small cryptic invertebrates (the cryptofauna) are extremely abundant, ecologically important,
and species rich on coral reefs. Ongoing ocean acidification is likely to have both direct …

Responses of the coral reef cryptobiome to environmental gradients in the Red Sea

R Villalobos, E Aylagas, JI Ellis, JK Pearman, H Anlauf… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
An essential component of the coral reef animal diversity is the species hidden in crevices
within the reef matrix, referred to as the cryptobiome. These organisms play an important …

Deep COI sequencing of standardized benthic samples unveils overlooked diversity of Jordanian coral reefs in the northern Red Sea

MMD Al-Rshaidat, A Snider, S Rosebraugh… - …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
High-throughput sequencing (HTS) of DNA barcodes (metabarcoding), particularly when
combined with standardized sampling protocols, is one of the most promising approaches …

Evolution and biogeography of the Zanclea-Scleractinia symbiosis

D Maggioni, R Arrigoni, D Seveso, P Galli… - Coral Reefs, 2022 - Springer
Scleractinian corals provide habitats for a broad variety of cryptofauna, which in turn may
contribute to the overall functioning of coral symbiomes. Among these invertebrates …

Evaluation of the use of Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) for describing the species diversity of two coral reefs in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

LA Palomino-Alvarez, XG Vital, RE Castillo-Cupul… - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) have been proposed as a standardized,
passive, nondestructive sampling tool. This study assessed the ability of ARMS to capture …

Life goes on: Spatial heterogeneity promotes biodiversity in an urbanized coastal marine ecosystem

SE McIlroy, I Guibert, A Archana… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Both human populations and marine biodiversity are concentrated along coastlines, with
growing conservation interest in how these ecosystems can survive intense anthropogenic …