Research Article

Biomonitoring of Non-Native Species Through eDNA Metabarcoding Method and Risk Screening for Ballast Water in Northwest Türkiye

Volume: 31 Number: 2 March 25, 2025
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Biomonitoring of Non-Native Species Through eDNA Metabarcoding Method and Risk Screening for Ballast Water in Northwest Türkiye

Abstract

The exponential development of maritime transport has made ballast water a primary vector for the spread of invasive organisms across the aquatic realm. This research aims to present a comprehensive overview of methodological and bioinformatic considerations for eDNA metabarcoding applied to ballast water from ships in İzmit Gulf, northwest Türkiye, with an emphasis on non-native species. The data related to DNA sequences for COI, 18Sv8, 18Sv4, 16S, and 12S presented a broad diverse taxonomic group for both microbial and macroscopic species, even for rare ones, with numbers of 93, 191, 241, 19, and 44, respectively. Additionally, the research unveiled the presence of highly invasive species such as Rhopilema nomadica and identified their invasiveness risk for İzmit Gulf, primarily due to elevated water temperatures in relation to climate change. The outlined results indicate that metabarcoding offers a potential tool for early detection of non-indigenous species and implementing management plans in view of current global warming interactions.

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Supporting Institution

ANKARA Üniversitesi BAP

Project Number

18L0447013

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Water Quality and Water Pollution

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 25, 2025

Submission Date

August 19, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 5, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 31 Number: 2

APA
Küçük, Y. K., Topçu, A., Ünal, E. M., Keskin, E., Tarkan, A. S., & Meriç Turgut, İ. (2025). Biomonitoring of Non-Native Species Through eDNA Metabarcoding Method and Risk Screening for Ballast Water in Northwest Türkiye. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 31(2), 470-495. https://doi.org/10.15832/ankutbd.1535703
AMA
1.Küçük YK, Topçu A, Ünal EM, Keskin E, Tarkan AS, Meriç Turgut İ. Biomonitoring of Non-Native Species Through eDNA Metabarcoding Method and Risk Screening for Ballast Water in Northwest Türkiye. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2025;31(2):470-495. doi:10.15832/ankutbd.1535703
Chicago
Küçük, Yusuf Koray, Akasya Topçu, Esra Mine Ünal, Emre Keskin, Ali Serhan Tarkan, and İlknur Meriç Turgut. 2025. “Biomonitoring of Non-Native Species Through EDNA Metabarcoding Method and Risk Screening for Ballast Water in Northwest Türkiye”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 31 (2): 470-95. https://doi.org/10.15832/ankutbd.1535703.
EndNote
Küçük YK, Topçu A, Ünal EM, Keskin E, Tarkan AS, Meriç Turgut İ (March 1, 2025) Biomonitoring of Non-Native Species Through eDNA Metabarcoding Method and Risk Screening for Ballast Water in Northwest Türkiye. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 31 2 470–495.
IEEE
[1]Y. K. Küçük, A. Topçu, E. M. Ünal, E. Keskin, A. S. Tarkan, and İ. Meriç Turgut, “Biomonitoring of Non-Native Species Through eDNA Metabarcoding Method and Risk Screening for Ballast Water in Northwest Türkiye”, J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 470–495, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.15832/ankutbd.1535703.
ISNAD
Küçük, Yusuf Koray - Topçu, Akasya - Ünal, Esra Mine - Keskin, Emre - Tarkan, Ali Serhan - Meriç Turgut, İlknur. “Biomonitoring of Non-Native Species Through EDNA Metabarcoding Method and Risk Screening for Ballast Water in Northwest Türkiye”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences 31/2 (March 1, 2025): 470-495. https://doi.org/10.15832/ankutbd.1535703.
JAMA
1.Küçük YK, Topçu A, Ünal EM, Keskin E, Tarkan AS, Meriç Turgut İ. Biomonitoring of Non-Native Species Through eDNA Metabarcoding Method and Risk Screening for Ballast Water in Northwest Türkiye. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2025;31:470–495.
MLA
Küçük, Yusuf Koray, et al. “Biomonitoring of Non-Native Species Through EDNA Metabarcoding Method and Risk Screening for Ballast Water in Northwest Türkiye”. Journal of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 31, no. 2, Mar. 2025, pp. 470-95, doi:10.15832/ankutbd.1535703.
Vancouver
1.Yusuf Koray Küçük, Akasya Topçu, Esra Mine Ünal, Emre Keskin, Ali Serhan Tarkan, İlknur Meriç Turgut. Biomonitoring of Non-Native Species Through eDNA Metabarcoding Method and Risk Screening for Ballast Water in Northwest Türkiye. J Agr Sci-Tarim Bili. 2025 Mar. 1;31(2):470-95. doi:10.15832/ankutbd.1535703

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