Abstract:Estuaries are amongst the most productive habitats in Earth, producing more organic materia than forests, meadows or agricultural lands. In addition, estuaries exhibit high, and precious, biodiversity levels. In this study an environmental DNA analysis of the two most important estuaries in Asturias (Cantabrian Coast, north Iberia) in terms of food production (Ría del Eo and Ría de Villaviciosa) was carried out. The objective was to monitor aquatic biodiversity and also to detect alien species that can be asso… Show more
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