Publications by authors named "Alexander Pearce-Kelly"
Conserv Genet Resour
January 2022
Article Synopsis
- Coral reefs are facing severe threats from climate change, prompting the aquarium community to play a crucial role in conservation efforts, yet many coral species remain unidentified in aquaria, complicating conservation assessments.
- This study utilizes DNA barcoding alongside traditional morphological methods to identify various coral species in 127 aquarium samples, successfully identifying 44% to species level and offering provisional identifications for 80%.
- The research highlights limitations in public genomic databases, the necessity of diversifying reference sequences, and proposes a standardized approach for effective species identification to aid both taxonomists and aquarists alike.
