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| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 1-16 |
| Numero di pagine | 16 |
| Rivista | PLoS One |
| Volume | 12 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2017 |
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Improving the Conservation of Mediterranean Chondrichthyans: The ELASMOMED DNA Barcode Reference Library. / Lo Brutto, Sabrina; Arculeo, Marco; Vrgoc, Nedo; Hanner, Robert; El Ouamari, Najib; Charilaou, Charis; Carbonara, Pierluigi; Stagioni, Marco; Cariani, Alessia; Bonnici, Leanne; Steinke, Dirk; Bonello, Juan J.; Serena, Fabrizio; Schembri, Patrick J.; Ferrari, Alice; Messinetti, Silvia; Kada, Omar; Follesa, Maria Cristina; Mancusi, Cecilia; Guarniero, Ilaria; Morey, Gabriel; Garofalo, Germana; Golani, Daniel; Fiorentino, Fabio; Tinti, Fausto; Tursi, Angelo; Cannas, Rita; Hemida, Farid; Sion, Letizia; Cau, Alessandro.
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T1 - Improving the Conservation of Mediterranean Chondrichthyans: The ELASMOMED DNA Barcode Reference Library
AU - Lo Brutto, Sabrina
AU - Arculeo, Marco
AU - Vrgoc, Nedo
AU - Hanner, Robert
AU - El Ouamari, Najib
AU - Charilaou, Charis
AU - Carbonara, Pierluigi
AU - Stagioni, Marco
AU - Cariani, Alessia
AU - Bonnici, Leanne
AU - Steinke, Dirk
AU - Bonello, Juan J.
AU - Serena, Fabrizio
AU - Schembri, Patrick J.
AU - Ferrari, Alice
AU - Messinetti, Silvia
AU - Kada, Omar
AU - Follesa, Maria Cristina
AU - Mancusi, Cecilia
AU - Guarniero, Ilaria
AU - Morey, Gabriel
AU - Garofalo, Germana
AU - Golani, Daniel
AU - Fiorentino, Fabio
AU - Tinti, Fausto
AU - Tursi, Angelo
AU - Cannas, Rita
AU - Hemida, Farid
AU - Sion, Letizia
AU - Cau, Alessandro
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Cartilaginous fish are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic stressors and environmental change because of their K-selected reproductive strategy. Accurate data from scientific surveys and landings are essential to assess conservation status and to develop robust protection and management plans. Currently available data are often incomplete or incorrect as a result of inaccurate species identifications, due to a high level of morphological stasis, especially among closely related taxa. Moreover, several diagnostic characters clearly visible in adult specimens are less evident in juveniles. Here we present results generated by the ELASMOMED Consortium, a regional network aiming to sample and DNA-barcode the Mediterranean Chondrichthyans with the ultimate goal to provide a comprehensive DNA barcode reference library. This library will support and improve the molecular taxonomy of this group and the effectiveness of management and conservation measures. We successfully barcoded 882 individuals belonging to 42 species (17 sharks, 24 batoids and one chimaera), including four endemic and several threatened ones. Morphological misidentifications were found across most orders, further confirming the need for a comprehensive DNA barcoding library as a valuable tool for the reliable identification of specimens in support of taxonomist who are reviewing current identification keys. Despite low intraspecific variation among their barcode sequences and reduced samples size, five species showed preliminary evidence of phylogeographic structure. Overall, the ELASMOMED initiative further emphasizes the key role accurate DNA barcoding libraries play in establishing reliable diagnostic species specific features in otherwise taxonomically problematic groups for biodiversity management and conservation actions
AB - Cartilaginous fish are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic stressors and environmental change because of their K-selected reproductive strategy. Accurate data from scientific surveys and landings are essential to assess conservation status and to develop robust protection and management plans. Currently available data are often incomplete or incorrect as a result of inaccurate species identifications, due to a high level of morphological stasis, especially among closely related taxa. Moreover, several diagnostic characters clearly visible in adult specimens are less evident in juveniles. Here we present results generated by the ELASMOMED Consortium, a regional network aiming to sample and DNA-barcode the Mediterranean Chondrichthyans with the ultimate goal to provide a comprehensive DNA barcode reference library. This library will support and improve the molecular taxonomy of this group and the effectiveness of management and conservation measures. We successfully barcoded 882 individuals belonging to 42 species (17 sharks, 24 batoids and one chimaera), including four endemic and several threatened ones. Morphological misidentifications were found across most orders, further confirming the need for a comprehensive DNA barcoding library as a valuable tool for the reliable identification of specimens in support of taxonomist who are reviewing current identification keys. Despite low intraspecific variation among their barcode sequences and reduced samples size, five species showed preliminary evidence of phylogeographic structure. Overall, the ELASMOMED initiative further emphasizes the key role accurate DNA barcoding libraries play in establishing reliable diagnostic species specific features in otherwise taxonomically problematic groups for biodiversity management and conservation actions
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/229748
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5215922/
M3 - Article
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 16
JO - PLoS One
JF - PLoS One
SN - 1932-6203
ER -