Barcoding critically endangered corals to maximise biobanking efficiency
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Darwin Plus Local
VALUE £49,957
WHERE Turks and Caicos Islands
Summary
Genetic diversity is essential for resilience and preservation of species, especially those threatened by human impacts. However, determining genetic diversity involves complex laboratory equipment and training. This project will allow the Turks and Caicos Islands to run in-house DNA sequencing of threatened species, focusing on the critically endangered specimens housed in the biobank facility on Providenciales. Genetic barcoding is essential to maximise the efficiency of future breeding and enable out-planting of these endangered and rare corals back onto our reefs.
