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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

Optimizing Marine eDNA Protocols for Rare Megafauna: A Case Study on Dugongs in the Western Indian Ocean.

Lea Bernagou, Auriane Serval, François Beudard, Jerome Mathey, Yann Mercky, Charles Le Bozec, Evan Trotzuk, Keila Paunde, Marielle Garcia, Eva Bellemain and 1 more

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Lea BernagouAssociation des Naturalistes Environnement et Patrimoine de Mayotte Dembéni Mayotte.
Auriane ServalAssociation des Naturalistes Environnement et Patrimoine de Mayotte Dembéni Mayotte.
François BeudardAssociation des Naturalistes Environnement et Patrimoine de Mayotte Dembéni Mayotte.
Jerome MatheyDroneGo (SAS) Tsingoni Tsingoni Mayotte.
Yann MerckyUniversité de Mayotte Dembeni France.
Charles Le BozecUniversité de Mayotte Dembeni France.
Evan TrotzukAfrican Parks, Bazaruto Archipelago National Park Bazaruto Mozambique.
Keila PaundeAfrican Parks, Bazaruto Archipelago National Park Bazaruto Mozambique.
Marielle GarciaARGALY (SAS) Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac France.
Eva BellemainARGALY (SAS) Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac France.
Emmanuel CorseUniversité de Mayotte Dembeni France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0992-726X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Assessing habitat use, spatial distribution, and site fidelity is critical for the conservation of threatened marine species, yet monitoring rare and elusive species in these types of complex environments remains difficult. This limitation is particularly critical for dugong (

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biomonitoringdiagnostic PCReDNA detectabilitymarine megafaunaproof‐of‐conceptqPCR assay developmentrare speciessirenians

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PMID42892873
PMCPMC13675653

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