[dataset]: Bodega Bay 2018 Benthic eDNA

Contact details

hbik@uga.edu

Dataset Title

Bodega Bay 2018 Benthic eDNA

Describe your dataset and any specific challenges or blockers you have or anticipate.

We have a 2018 eDNA study carried out in Bodega Bay, CA that is ready for publication. We are looking for training and guidance in how to deposit our eDNA / species observations into OBIS and Darwin Core. We are especially interested in how to do this kind of data deposition for future studies (e.g. developing lab protocols and automated bioinformatics scripts for formatting), as well as how to link eDNA occurrences with taxonomically validated species IDs (e.g. that derive from parallel microscopy and DNA barcoding that we often carry out alongside eDNA sequencing in the lab).

Info about "raw" Data Files.

We have eDNA ASV tables with associated taxonomic assignments derived from BLASTing eDNA representative sequences against reference databases (e.g. SILVA). We also have station and site metadata in a separate mapping file.