Institut National de l'Énergie Solaire

Human pressure, habitat heterogeneity and species traits jointly determine the level of dark diversity in coastal fish communities

Understanding how anthropogenic pressures and environmental gradients shape coastal fish communities is a central question in biogeography and marine conservation. Yet, the set of species expected to occur at a site given ecological conditions but being absent – the so‐called dar...

Life finds its way in seaports: environmental DNA monitoring in the Grand Port Maritime de Guadeloupe shows vertebrate richness but reduced phylogenetic diversity

Abstract Ports are increasingly recognized as distinct urban marine ecosystems (UME) shaped by intense human activities, yet their biodiversity remains poorly documented, particularly in tropical regions. Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding offers a powerful, non-invasive appr...