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    Scat DNA provides important data for effective monitoring of mammal and bird biodiversity

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    Authors
    Van Der Heyde, Mieke
    Bateman, Bill
    Bunce, Michael
    Wardell-Johnson, Grant
    White, Nicole
    Nevill, Paul
    Date
    2021
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    van der Heyde, M. and Bateman, P.W. and Bunce, M. and Wardell-Johnson, G. and White, N.E. and Nevill, P. 2021. Scat DNA provides important data for effective monitoring of mammal and bird biodiversity. Biodiversity and Conservation. 30 (12): pp. 3585-3602.
    Source Title
    Biodiversity and Conservation
    DOI
    10.1007/s10531-021-02264-x
    ISSN
    0960-3115
    Faculty
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    School
    School of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
    Funding and Sponsorship
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IC150100041
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/87409
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Despite the roles they play in ecosystem function, animals have have long been neglected in the monitoring of ecological restoration. Vertebrate surveys can be time consuming and costly, often requiring multiple methodologies and taxonomic expertise, making comprehensive monitoring cost prohibitive. Here, we evaluate a new method of assessing mammal and bird diversity through the genetic identification of scat collections. Using DNA metabarcoding of scat collections from three bioregions, we generated bird and mammalian assemblage data and distinguished between sites with different restoration histories. However, scat detectability was affected by environmental conditions (e.g. rainfall and vegetative cover), suggesting that our approach is most applicable at certain times of year or in arid (or semi-arid) environments with rocky soils, where conditions are favourable for scat preservation. Taken together these data provide a pathway to: plan, monitor and establish best-practice when restoring landscapes and add to the growing body of literature on the value of DNA metabarcoding in biomonitoring applications.

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