A Marine Biodiversity Observation Network for Genetic Monitoring of Hard-Bottom Communities (ARMS-MBON)

Frontiers in Marine Science

Roman Wenne¹  Magdalena Malachowicz¹  Malgorzata Zbawicka¹  Nathan Chrismas²  Eleni Ioanna Yperifanou³  Melody S. Clark⁴  Christopher Meyer⁵  Stéphane Loisel⁶  Thierry Comtet⁶  Laurent Lévêque⁶  Joanna Norkko⁷  Jostein Solbakken⁷  Nicolas Pade⁸  Neil Davies⁹  Henning Reiss^1,10  Ana Fortič^1,11  Borut Mavrič^1,11  Andreja Ramšak^1,11  Kleoniki Keklikoglou^1,12  Peter A. Staehr^1,13  Rafal Lasota^1,14  Jakob Thyrring^1,16  Jesus S. Troncoso^1,18  Barbara R. Leite^1,19  Frédérique Viard^2,20  Liraz Levy^2,21  Diego Carreira-Flores^2,22  Alizz Axberg^2,24  Per Sundberg^2,24  Matthias Obst^2,24  Katrina Exter^2,25  Pascal I. Hablützel^2,25  Klaas Deneudt^2,25  Jonas Mortelmans^2,25  Thanos Dailianis^2,26  Eva Chatzinikolaou^2,26  Vasilis Gerovasileiou^2,26  Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou^2,26  Georgios Kotoulas^2,26  Christina Pavloudi^2,26  Christos Arvanitidis^2,27  Oihane Diaz de Cerio^2,27  Maria Bustamante^2,29  Ibon Cancio^2,29  Anne Marie Power^3,30  A. Louise Allcock^3,30 

[1] 0Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IOPAN), Sopot, Poland;0Marine Biological Association of the UK, Citadel Hill, Plymouth, United Kingdom;0School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;1British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom;1Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States;2Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, Roscoff, France;2Tvärminne Zoological Station, University of Helsinki, Hanko, Finland;3EMBRC-ERIC Headquarters, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France;3Gump South Pacific Research Station, University of California Berkeley, Moorea, French Polynesia;4Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, Bodø, Norway;4National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station Piran, Piran, Slovenia;5Biology Department, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece;5Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark;6Department of Marine Ecosystems Functioning, Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk, Gdynia, Poland;6Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada;7Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology, Aarhus University, Silkeborg, Denmark;7IB-S—Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal;8Department of Ecology and Animal Biology, Marine Sciences Faculty, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain;8UVIGO Marine Research Centre (Centro de Investigación Mariña), Toralla Marine Science Station, Vigo, Spain;9ISEM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France;9The Interuniversity Institute of Marine Sciences in Eilat, Eilat, Israel;Department of Biology and Environment, Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB), University of Trás-os Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal;Department of Biology, CBMA—Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal;Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Oostende, Belgium;Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Heraklion, Greece;LifeWatch ERIC, Seville, Spain;Marine Biology Station of A Graña, University of Santiago de Compostela, Ferrol, Spain;Plentzia Marine Station (PiE-UPV/EHU), University of the Basque Country, European Marine Biological Resource Centre, Plentzia, Spain;School of Natural Sciences, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland;

关键词: benthic invertebrates;    Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD);    Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs);    Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs);    European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC);    non-indigenous species (NIS);   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmars.2020.572680

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Marine hard-bottom communities are undergoing severe change under the influence of multiple drivers, notably climate change, extraction of natural resources, pollution and eutrophication, habitat degradation, and invasive species. Monitoring marine biodiversity in such habitats is, however, challenging as it typically involves expensive, non-standardized, and often destructive sampling methods that limit its scalability. Differences in monitoring approaches furthermore hinders inter-comparison among monitoring programs. Here, we announce a Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) consisting of Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) with the aim to assess the status and changes in benthic fauna with genomic-based methods, notably DNA metabarcoding, in combination with image-based identifications. This article presents the results of a 30-month pilot phase in which we established an operational and geographically expansive ARMS-MBON. The network currently consists of 20 observatories distributed across European coastal waters and the polar regions, in which 134 ARMS have been deployed to date. Sampling takes place annually, either as short-term deployments during the summer or as long-term deployments starting in spring. The pilot phase was used to establish a common set of standards for field sampling, genetic analysis, data management, and legal compliance, which are presented here. We also tested the potential of ARMS for combining genetic and image-based identification methods in comparative studies of benthic diversity, as well as for detecting non-indigenous species. Results show that ARMS are suitable for monitoring hard-bottom environments as they provide genetic data that can be continuously enriched, re-analyzed, and integrated with conventional data to document benthic community composition and detect non-indigenous species. Finally, we provide guidelines to expand the network and present a sustainability plan as part of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (www.embrc.eu).

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