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Global environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys significantly expand known geographic and ecological niche ranges of marine fish, highlighting current biases in conservation and ecological modeling

10.30.25 | PLOS

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Global environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys significantly expand known geographic and ecological niche ranges of marine fish, highlighting current biases in conservation and ecological modeling
Fish sampling under the Greenlandic sea-ice. Credit: David Grémillet and Nicolas Loiseau (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Article title: eDNA surveys substantially expand known geographic and ecological niche boundaries of marine fishes

Author countries : France, Switzerland, Tanzania, Indonesia

Funding: see manuscript

PLOS Biology

10.1371/journal.pbio.3003432

Experimental study

Not applicable

Competing interests: The authors have declared no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Aquatic Ecology Ecology Environmental Sciences Marine Conservation Marine Ecology Marine Ecosystems Marine Fishes

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Biology
DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.3003432
Method of Research
Experimental study
Subject of Research
Not applicable
COI Statement
Competing interests: The authors have declared no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Claire Turner
PLOS
biologypress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, October 30). Global environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys significantly expand known geographic and ecological niche ranges of marine fish, highlighting current biases in conservation and ecological modeling. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1EO72Q3L/global-environmental-dna-edna-surveys-significantly-expand-known-geographic-and-ecological-niche-ranges-of-marine-fish-highlighting-current-biases-in-conservation-and-ecological-modeling.html
MLA:
"Global environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys significantly expand known geographic and ecological niche ranges of marine fish, highlighting current biases in conservation and ecological modeling." Brightsurf News, Oct. 30 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1EO72Q3L/global-environmental-dna-edna-surveys-significantly-expand-known-geographic-and-ecological-niche-ranges-of-marine-fish-highlighting-current-biases-in-conservation-and-ecological-modeling.html.