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August 12, 2025EcosphereOpen Access

Exploring reserve and depth refuge effects on marine fish communities: Insights from environmental DNA metabarcoding

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SRSylvain RobletFPFabrice PriouzeauGSG. Suárez

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Analysis reveals significant interaction between marine protected areas and mesophotic depth influencing fish diversity.

Key Points

  • Protection significantly enhances fish diversity within marine protected areas, while depth negatively impacts assemblage composition.
  • A total of 66 fish taxa were identified, with most detected in the marine protected area compared to fished areas.
  • Using environmental DNA metabarcoding, rocky fish assemblages were sampled across various depths from shallow to mesophotic.
  • Findings highlight the critical role of marine protected areas in fish conservation, indicating limited refuge benefits from depth.

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Roblet et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a360f20a429f7973329aadhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70347
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