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ArticleScientific reports2026

Large-scale environmental DNA survey reveals niche axes of a regional coastal fish community.

Yutaka Osada, Masaki Miya, Hitoshi Araki, Hideyuki Doi, Akihide Kasai, Reiji Masuda, Toshifumi Minamoto, Satoquo Seino, Teruhiko Takahara, Satoshi Yamamoto and 29 more

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Yutaka OsadaAdvanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan. ytosada@gmail.com.
Masaki MiyaNatural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, Chiba, 260-8681, Japan. masaki_miya@me.com.
Hitoshi ArakiResearch Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8589, Japan.
Hideyuki DoiGraduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
Akihide KasaiFaculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, 041-8611, Hokkaido, Japan.
Reiji MasudaMaizuru Fisheries Research Station, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Maizuru, Kyoto, 625-0086, Japan.
Toshifumi MinamotoGraduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan.
Satoquo SeinoGraduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
Teruhiko TakaharaFaculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane, 690-8504, Japan.
Satoshi YamamotoGraduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan.
Hiroki YamanakaFaculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2194, Japan.
Mitsuhiro Aizu-HiranoGraduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
Keiichi FukayaThe Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tachikawa, Tokyo, 190-8562, Japan.
Takehiko FukuchiNatural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, Chiba, 260-8681, Japan.
Ryo O GotohNatural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, Chiba, 260-8681, Japan.
Masakazu HoriFisheries Stock Assessment Center, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-8648, Japan.
Midori IidaMarine Biological Station, Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability, Niigata University, Sado, Niigata, 952-2135, Japan.
Tomohito ImaizumiNational Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering, Kamisu, Ibaraki, 314-0408, Japan.
Tadashi KajitaIriomote Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Yaeyama, Okinawa, 907-1541, Japan.
Takashi KanbeResearch Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8589, Japan.
Tanaka KentaSugadaira Montane Research Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukuba, Ueda, Nagano, 386-2204, Japan.
Yumi KobayashiResearch Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8589, Japan.
Tomohiko MatsuuraFisheries Stock Assessment Center, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-8648, Japan.
Hiroki MizumotoResearch Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8589, Japan.
Hiroyuki MotomuraThe Kagoshima University Museum, Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065, Japan.
Hiroaki MurakamiMaizuru Fisheries Research Station, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University, Maizuru, Kyoto, 625-0086, Japan.
Kenji NoharaSchool of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, Shimizu, Shizuoka, 424-8610, Japan.
Shin-Ichiro OkaOkinawa Churashima Foundation, Motobu, Okinawa, 905-0206, Japan.
Tetsuya SadoNIES Lake Biwa Branch Office, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Otsu, Shiga, 520-0022, Japan.
Hiroshi SenouKanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Odawara, Kanagawa, 250-0031, Japan.
Koichi ShibukawaMuseum of Natural and Environmental History, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 422-8017, Japan.
Tomoki SunobeTateyama Station, Field Science Center, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tateyama, Chiba, 294-0308, Japan.
Hiroshi TakahashiNational Fisheries University, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, 759-6595, Japan.
Koji TakayamaGraduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan.
Katsuhiko TanakaSchool of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, Shimizu, Shizuoka, 424-8610, Japan.
Hisashi YamakawaKazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan.
Satoru YokoyamaKazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan.
Seokjin YoonFaculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, 041-8611, Hokkaido, Japan.
Michio KondohAdvanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan. michio.kondo.b8@tohoku.ac.jp.

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JSPS CREST program JPMJCR13A2JSPS KAKENHI Grants 19H05641JSPS KAKENHI Grants 20H03311
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The concept of the ecological niche, defined as the basic habitat requirements for a species, is central to understanding species geographic distributions and predicting their responses to environmental change. However, identifying the essential niche for large regional communities remains a challenge because niche axes can be "hidden" by the complexity of the underlying ecological processes. Here, applying advanced species distribution modelling to nationwide environmental DNA survey data, we identified hidden niche axes of the Japanese coastal fish community and investigated the response diversity to these axes. Our survey detected 1,220 coastal fish species. The hidden niche axes collectively explained most of the variation in fish biodiversity and revealed five biogeographic boundaries for the regional community. These niches of the Japanese fish community may primarily relate to several processes due to ocean currents, such as environmental filters, transport from source areas and dispersal barriers. We also found that the response diversity to niche axes was positively correlated with species richness, although local communities with particularly high response diversity were geographically biased. A better understanding of the niche axes of the regional ecological community should help to mitigate the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services caused by ongoing environmental change.

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DNA, EnvironmentalEcosystemFishesAnimalsBiodiversityGeographyJapanDNA, Environmental

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PMCPMC12909844

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