The invention discloses a fish
community monitoring method based on
environmental DNA and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of aquatic
ecology monitoring, the monitoring method comprises the following specific steps: I, constructing a three-dimensional hydrological model, identifying fish inhabiting hot spots, dynamically setting sampling points, and collecting water samples at the set sampling points; iI,
processing the
water sample collected at each sampling point, extracting regional fish environment
DNA data, and storing each extracted
DNA data; iII, collecting eDNA genes in the
DNA data, and performing
gene amplification and high-
throughput sequencing on the eDNA genes to obtain high-
throughput sequencing data; according to the method, direct
fishing and interference on fish individuals can be avoided, the
data acquisition efficiency is improved, the time-space continuity and accuracy of monitoring results are ensured, the sampling representativeness is improved, the eDNA preservation time is prolonged, the degradation risk is reduced, and the accuracy and reliability of
species identification are improved.