@article{fdi:010073031,
  title = {{E}nvironmental {DNA} illuminates the dark diversity of sharks},
  author = {{B}oussarie, {G}. and {B}akker, {J}. and {W}angensteen, {O}. {S}. and {M}ariani, {S}. and {B}onnin, {L}. and {J}uhel, {J}. {B}. and {K}iszka, {J}. {J}. and {K}ulbicki, {M}ichel and {M}anel, {S}. and {R}obbins, {W}. {D}. and {V}igliola, {L}aurent and {M}ouillot, {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the era of "{A}nthropocene defaunation," large species are often no longer detected in habitats where they formerly occurred. {H}owever, it is unclear whether this apparent missing, or "dark," diversity of megafauna results from local species extirpations or from failure to detect elusive remaining individuals. {W}e find that despite two orders of magnitude less sampling effort, environmental {DNA} (e{DNA}) detects 44% more shark species than traditional underwater visual censuses and baited videos across the {N}ew {C}aledonian archipelago (south-western {P}acific). {F}urthermore, e{DNA} analysis reveals the presence of previously unobserved shark species in human-impacted areas. {O}verall, our results highlight a greater prevalence of sharks than described by traditional survey methods in both impacted and wilderness areas. {T}his indicates an urgent need for large-scale e{DNA} assessments to improve monitoring of threatened and elusive megafauna. {F}inally, our findings emphasize the need for conservation efforts specifically geared toward the protection of elusive, residual populations.},
  keywords = {{NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD} {OUEST}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience {A}dvances},
  volume = {4},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {eaap9661 [8 p.]},
  ISSN = {2375-2548},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1126/sciadv.aap9661},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073031},
}