Research
eDNA study reveals drivers of dramatic restructuring of marine food web
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- A study from Plymouth Marine Laboratory combined decades of microscope records with environmental DNA (eDNA) data.
- The work examines a major shift at the base of the marine food web in UK waters.
- The study aims to identify the drivers behind this restructuring.
Why it matters
Changes at the base of the marine food web can affect the wider ecosystem, so identifying their drivers helps researchers interpret long-term marine monitoring data.
Who’s affected
- marine ecologists
- researchers studying plankton and marine food webs
- #marine ecology
- #environmental dna
- #food web
- #plankton
- #uk waters
- #long-term monitoring
A new study from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) has combined decades of microscope records with cutting-edge environmental DNA (eDNA) data to uncover the drivers of a major shift at the base of the marine food web in UK waters. The work is published in the journal…