Separating faces in ARMS metabarcoding improves marine biodiversity monitoring: a comparison across protocols, experimental designs, and photographic surveys
Anne Chenuil, Elyna Bouchereau, Térence Legrand, Virgile Calvert, Cécile Chemin, Sandrine Chenesseau, Dorian Guillemain, José Miguel Gutiérrez Ortega, Anne Haguenauer, Michèle Leduc, Frédéric Legendre, Florent Marschal, Christian Marschal, Fatma Mirleau, Marjorie Selva, , Vincent Dubut
This study compares ARMS metabarcoding protocols with photographic surveys, finding that separating ARMS faces improves biodiversity monitoring by increasing richness and ecological signal.
Molecular Ecology Resources · Sep 11, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology