Identifying invertebrate species in Arctic muskox dung using DNA barcoding
The Arctic is undergoing strong environmental changes, affecting species and whole biological communities. To assess the impact on these communities, including their composition and functions, we need more information on their current distribution and biology. In the High-Arctic tundra, dung from an...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3d69e8d4af0045d8b935648c9e313888 2024-01-14T10:03:50+01:00 Identifying invertebrate species in Arctic muskox dung using DNA barcoding Anaïs Dittrich Johannes Lang Cornelia Schütz Benoît Sittler Bernhard Eitzinger 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.9017 https://doaj.org/article/3d69e8d4af0045d8b935648c9e313888 EN eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/9017/16500 https://doaj.org/toc/0800-0395 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-8369 0800-0395 1751-8369 doi:10.33265/polar.v42.9017 https://doaj.org/article/3d69e8d4af0045d8b935648c9e313888 Polar Research, Vol 42, Pp 1-9 (2023) arthropods edna greenland nematodes tundra ovibos moschatus Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.9017 2023-12-17T01:47:10Z The Arctic is undergoing strong environmental changes, affecting species and whole biological communities. To assess the impact on these communities, including their composition and functions, we need more information on their current distribution and biology. In the High-Arctic tundra, dung from animals, such as muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus), is a relatively understudied microhabitat that may be attractive for organisms like dung-feeding insects as well as gastrointestinal parasites. Using a DNA barcoding approach, we examined muskox droppings from two Greenlandic regions for dung-dwelling invertebrates. In 15% of all samples, we found the DNA of insect species in the orders Diptera and Lepidoptera. The saprophagous Diptera colonized dung differently in west versus north-east Greenland and summer versus winter. In addition, we found muskox dung harbouring endoparasitic nematodes in samples from both regions. However, we could not find traces of saprophagous arthropods, such as collembolans and mites, from the soil sphere. Our pilot study sheds a first light on the invertebrates living in this neglected Arctic microhabitat. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic East Greenland Greenland greenlandic muskox ovibos moschatus Polar Research Tundra Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Greenland Scientific Data 10 1 |
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The Arctic is undergoing strong environmental changes, affecting species and whole biological communities. To assess the impact on these communities, including their composition and functions, we need more information on their current distribution and biology. In the High-Arctic tundra, dung from animals, such as muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus), is a relatively understudied microhabitat that may be attractive for organisms like dung-feeding insects as well as gastrointestinal parasites. Using a DNA barcoding approach, we examined muskox droppings from two Greenlandic regions for dung-dwelling invertebrates. In 15% of all samples, we found the DNA of insect species in the orders Diptera and Lepidoptera. The saprophagous Diptera colonized dung differently in west versus north-east Greenland and summer versus winter. In addition, we found muskox dung harbouring endoparasitic nematodes in samples from both regions. However, we could not find traces of saprophagous arthropods, such as collembolans and mites, from the soil sphere. Our pilot study sheds a first light on the invertebrates living in this neglected Arctic microhabitat. |
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Anaïs Dittrich Johannes Lang Cornelia Schütz Benoît Sittler Bernhard Eitzinger |
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Anaïs Dittrich Johannes Lang Cornelia Schütz Benoît Sittler Bernhard Eitzinger |
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Identifying invertebrate species in Arctic muskox dung using DNA barcoding |
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Identifying invertebrate species in Arctic muskox dung using DNA barcoding |
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Identifying invertebrate species in Arctic muskox dung using DNA barcoding |
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Identifying invertebrate species in Arctic muskox dung using DNA barcoding |
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Identifying invertebrate species in Arctic muskox dung using DNA barcoding |
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https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.9017 https://doaj.org/article/3d69e8d4af0045d8b935648c9e313888 |
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