Including intraspecific diversity of eDNA analyses to develop a new holistic approach for Environmental Status Assessments of the benthic deep-sea
ACRONYM
HaploSEA
Title
Including intraspecific diversity of eDNA analyses to develop a new holistic approach for Environmental Status Assessments of the benthic deep-sea
General information
Environmental DNA analysis for benthic deep-sea environmental assessment
Measuring human impact on marine systems is crucial, but assessing the deep-sea biome poses challenges. The implementation of environmental DNA analysis is not yet prepared for policy integration. With the support of the Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions programme, the HaploSEA project evaluates deep-sea benthic communities through meta-genetic diversity. The project will conduct thorough metabarcoding analyses of bacteria, archaea, unicellular eukaryotes and metazoans to explore natural spatial and temporal variations in entire communities. Hybridisation will capture genetic material for complete gene reconstruction, and specific probes for biotic indicator groups will be developed. The project will use the eDNAbyss metabarcoding database from Ifremer, sample the deep sea along a disturbance gradient using advanced underwater technology, and assess the approaches and propose their application for environmental assessments.
Start
January, 2024
End
December, 2025
Funding (total)
173000
Funding (91探花)
173000
Funding body / Programme
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EU
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Coordination
Helmholtz-Zentrum f眉r Ozeanforschung Kiel (91探花), Germany
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