Welcome to the METABARPARK Project website. The project aims to apply the new high throughput sequencing technologies to characterize benthic communities in the Spanish Marine National Parks using environmental DNA (metabarcoding). Our main objective is to characterize the hidden biodiversity which is usually overlooked by traditional methods. We will also try to assess the community impacts of invasive seaweeds.

Sunday, October 5, 2014

First sampling in the Parks done (Cíes Islands)!

Metabarpark Project has been launched! The first sampling trip to Cíes Islands (Galicia) was done in September, 8th to 11th. Thanks to the friendly collaboration of the Park staff and rangers, we could complete the work in a few days. We also enjoyed an exceptionally calm sea and high tides. We sampled both the Northern and Southern Islands, collecting material from rocky bottoms and Maërl communities. We also sampled sediment from the Lago dos Nenos.
The southern island of Cíes, known as San Martiño Island,
where some of the sampling has been carried out

 We have returned with a full array of interesting samples to analyze! Now it's time to come down to the lab and put the lab-coats on...
Sampling at San Martiño Island
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