Detecting marine pests using environmental DNA and biophysical models

MR Ellis, ZSR Clark, EA Treml, MS Brown… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The spread of marine pests is occurring at record rates due to globalisation and increasing
trade. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an emerging tool for pest surveillance, allowing for the …

Short-lived detection of an introduced vertebrate eDNA signal in a nearshore rocky reef environment

T Ely, PH Barber, L Man, Z Gold - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is increasingly used to measure biodiversity of marine
ecosystems, yet key aspects of the temporal dynamics of eDNA remain unknown. Of …

Is the detection of aquatic environmental DNA influenced by substrate type?

AS Buxton, JJ Groombridge, RA Griffiths - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) to assess the presence-absence of rare, cryptic or
invasive species is hindered by a poor understanding of the factors that can remove DNA …

Modeling characterization of the vertical and temporal variability of environmental DNA in the mesopelagic ocean

EA Allan, MH DiBenedetto, AC Lavery… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Increasingly, researchers are using innovative methods to census marine life, including
identification of environmental DNA (eDNA) left behind by organisms in the water column …

Seasonality, DNA degradation and spatial heterogeneity as drivers of eDNA detection dynamics

CR Troth, MJ Sweet, J Nightingale, A Burian - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, eDNA-based assessments have evolved as valuable tools for research and
conservation. Most eDNA-based applications rely on comparisons across time or space …

Particle size influences decay rates of environmental DNA in aquatic systems

PFP Brandão‐Dias, DMC Hallack… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a powerful tool for remote detection of target
organisms. However, obtaining quantitative and longitudinal information from eDNA data is …

Persistence of environmental DNA in marine systems

RA Collins, OS Wangensteen, EJ O'Gorman… - Communications …, 2018 - nature.com
As environmental DNA (eDNA) becomes an increasingly valuable resource for marine
ecosystem monitoring, understanding variation in its persistence across contrasting …

Predicting the fate of eDNA in the environment and implications for studying biodiversity

JB Harrison, JM Sunday… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) applications are transforming the standard of characterizing
aquatic biodiversity via the presence, location and abundance of DNA collected from …

Persistence and accumulation of environmental DNA from an endangered dragonfly

KJ Schmidt, DA Soluk, SEM Maestas, HB Britten - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Detection of environmental DNA (eDNA) has become a commonly used surveillance
method for threatened or invasive vertebrates in both aquatic and terrestrial environments …

The state, transport, and fate of aboveground terrestrial arthropod eDNA

RE Valentin, KE Kyle, MC Allen… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses have become invaluable for detecting and monitoring
aquatic and terrestrial species and assessing site biodiversity within aquatic environments …