Monitoring with environmental DNA (eDNA) in transboundary caves between Italy and Slovenia has successfully identified DNA from various species, genera, and families inhabiting both the surrounding and hypogean environments, reinforcing the effectiveness of this method in detecting subterranean fauna. Notably, DNA from the alien freshwater hydrozoan jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii was detected in water samples from the Luftloch Cave (Italy), despite established populations of this Asian jellyfish being previously reported only in the Upper Reka-Timavo area (Slovenia).
Grotte transfrontaliere a confronto: uso del DNA ambientale e studio della fauna ipogea, per indagare la continuità idrologica del Reka-Timavo sotterraneo / Tommasi, Azzurra; Bruschi, Raffaele; Restaino, Marco; Rozman, Renata; Šturm, Samo; Peric, Borut; Giulianini, Piero G.; Pallavicini, Alberto; Manfrin, Chiara. - (2025), pp. 103-106. ( Speleo2025: acque e grotte senza frontiere - Cultura scientifica e valorizzazione del patrimonio speleologico Gorizia 14-15 Giugno 2025).
Grotte transfrontaliere a confronto: uso del DNA ambientale e studio della fauna ipogea, per indagare la continuità idrologica del Reka-Timavo sotterraneo
Azzurra Tommasi;Raffaele Bruschi;Piero G. Giulianini;Alberto Pallavicini;Chiara Manfrin
2025-01-01
Abstract
Monitoring with environmental DNA (eDNA) in transboundary caves between Italy and Slovenia has successfully identified DNA from various species, genera, and families inhabiting both the surrounding and hypogean environments, reinforcing the effectiveness of this method in detecting subterranean fauna. Notably, DNA from the alien freshwater hydrozoan jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii was detected in water samples from the Luftloch Cave (Italy), despite established populations of this Asian jellyfish being previously reported only in the Upper Reka-Timavo area (Slovenia).Pubblicazioni consigliate
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