Table 2 DNA copies for each species for fish scales, bones, and fine (63–180 μm) and coarse (180–500 μm) particle size fraction of sediment samples.
From: Sedimentary DNA tracks decadal-centennial changes in fish abundance
Material | Core depth | Mean DNA copies | SD | Detection/total replicates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | |||||
Core sample ID | Top (cm) | Bottom (cm) | |||
Fish scale | (copies per scale) | ||||
Japanese anchovy | |||||
BHR17-1 | 0 | 36 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 1/8 |
Japanese sardine | |||||
BHR17-1 | 0 | 36 | ND | — | 0/4 |
Jack mackerel | |||||
BHR17-1 | 0 | 36 | ND | — | 0/4 |
Bone | (copies per bone) | ||||
Japanese anchovy | |||||
Mixed core sample | ND | — | 0/4 | ||
Japanese sardine | |||||
Mixed core sample | ND | — | 0/4 | ||
Jack mackerel | |||||
Mixed core sample | ND | — | 0/4 | ||
63–180 μm size fraction | (copies g−1 dry sediment before sieved) | ||||
Japanese anchovy | |||||
BHR17-1 | 20 | 21 | ND | — | 0/4 |
BHR17-1 | 25 | 26 | ND | — | 0/4 |
BHR17-1 | 27 | 28 | ND | — | 0/4 |
Japanese sardine | |||||
BHR17-1 | 20 | 21 | ND | — | 0/4 |
BHR17-1 | 25 | 26 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1/4 |
BHR17-1 | 27 | 28 | ND | — | 0/4 |
Jack mackerel | |||||
BHR17-1 | 20 | 21 | ND | — | 0/4 |
BHR17-1 | 25 | 26 | ND | — | 0/4 |
BHR17-1 | 27 | 28 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1/4 |
180–500 μm size fraction | (copies g−1 dry sediment before sieved) | ||||
Japanese anchovy | |||||
BHR17-1 | 20 | 21 | ND | — | 0/4 |
BHR17-1 | 25 | 26 | ND | — | 0/4 |
BHR17-1 | 25 | 28 | ND | — | 0/4 |
Japanese sardine | |||||
BHR17-1 | 20 | 21 | ND | — | 0/4 |
BHR17-1 | 25 | 26 | ND | — | 0/4 |
BHR17-1 | 27 | 28 | ND | — | 0/4 |
Jack mackerel | |||||
BHR17-1 | 20 | 21 | ND | — | 0/4 |
BHR17-1 | 25 | 26 | ND | — | 0/4 |
BHR17-1 | 27 | 28 | ND | — | 0/4 |
