Testing the effectiveness of environmental DNA (eDNA) to quantify larval amphibian abundance

BAA Breton, L Beaty, AM Bennett, CJ Kyle… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring is rapidly becoming an established approach for
detecting the presence of aquatic organisms and may also be useful for indexing or …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) detects the pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) at times when traditional monitoring methods are insensitive

A Eiler, A Löfgren, O Hjerne, S Nordén, P Saetre - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Detection of endangered species is invaluable for conservation efforts, yet many traditional
sampling techniques are ineffective at low population abundances or during certain periods …

Using quantitative eDNA analyses to accurately estimate American bullfrog abundance and to evaluate management efficacy

T Everts, C Van Driessche, S Neyrinck… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions contribute now more than ever to the global homogenization of fauna
and flora. Large‐scale monitoring programs are, therefore, needed to detect incipient …

Estimating occupancy and abundance of stream amphibians using environmental DNA from filtered water samples

DS Pilliod, CS Goldberg, RS Arkle… - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - cdnsciencepub.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods for detecting aquatic species are advancing rapidly,
but with little evaluation of field protocols or precision of resulting estimates. We compared …

Efficacy of environmental DNA to detect and quantify stream tadpoles of Odorrana splendida

N Iwai, K Yasumiba, T Takahara - Royal Society Open …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to detect and estimate the density of rare or
secretive species, especially in aquatic systems. However, the efficacy of eDNA method has …

Degradation and dispersion limit environmental DNA detection of rare amphibians in wetlands: Increasing efficacy of sampling designs

CS Goldberg, KM Strickler, AK Fremier - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
The detection of rare macroorganisms using environmental DNA (eDNA) is a powerful new
method for conservation and management; the efficacy of this method is affected by …

Accurate detection and quantification of seasonal abundance of American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) using ddPCR eDNA assays

T Everts, D Halfmaerten, S Neyrinck, N De Regge… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The invasive American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) imperils freshwater
biodiversity worldwide. Effective management hinges on early detection of incipient …

Factors influencing detection of eDNA from a stream‐dwelling amphibian

DS Pilliod, CS Goldberg, RS Arkle… - Molecular ecology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods for detecting and estimating abundance of aquatic
species are emerging rapidly, but little is known about how processes such as secretion …

Environmental DNA concentrations vary greatly across productive and degradative conditions, with implications for the precision of population estimates

MB Parsley, EJ Crespi, TAG Rittenhouse, JL Brunner… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Population size is an important metric to inform the conservation and management of
species. For aquatic species, environmental DNA (eDNA) concentration has been …

Navigating the trade‐offs between environmental DNA and conventional field surveys for improved amphibian monitoring

WE Moss, LR Harper, MA Davis, CS Goldberg… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The need for efficient, accurate biodiversity monitoring is growing, especially for globally
imperiled taxa, such as amphibians. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis holds enormous …