대한민국의 환경유전자 데이터베이스 플랫폼 시스템 구조 제안

Suggestion of Environmental DNA Database Platform System Structure in Korea

Recent efforts in developing independent databases for Environmental DNA (eDNA) are derived from the need for localized sequence data sets to identify indigenous species and spatial data visualization of species composition over time. However, the uncertainty of the eDNA result (i.e., feces of birds carrying DNA from other environments) requires species composition data through time and resource-consuming alpha classification in the field for comparative analysis. In this paper, we suggest an eDNA-Citizen science database platform with which citizen science projects can be organized and prepared for investigating the species composition in the area near them with the species list from the eDNA data in the platform. The platform design aims to induce the complementary interaction between the eDNA researchers and citizen scientists to create species composition data in a set of eDNA analyses and alpha classification by scientists and citizens, respectively.