Wildlife surveys are central to the conservation and restoration management of wetland
habitats; however, the often laborious and costly nature of traditional survey methods can …

Wetlands are ecologically and culturally significant ecosystems that are experiencing
biodiversity declines globally. Biomonitoring techniques that use environmental DNA …

Biomonitoring is vital for establishing baseline data that is needed to identify and quantify
ecological change and to inform management and conservation activities. However …

Globally, floodplain wetlands have been dramatically impacted by changes in water
regimes. A key indicator of change in wetland state is riparian and aquatic plant community …

The biodiversity of urban wetlands provides crucial ecosystem services and contributes to
cities' livability. However, such ecosystems are threatened by multiple stressors, such as …

Aquatic environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys have emerged as an alternative method for
monitoring complex and vast marine ecosystems. One-to-one comparisons between existing …

ABSTRACT Environmental DNA, or eDNA—DNA shed from organisms and extracted from
environmental samples—is an emerging survey technique that has the potential to transform …

Monitoring plans using environmental DNA have the potential to offer a standardized and
cost‐efficient method to survey biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. Among these …

There is increasing interest in the health of waterways in Aotearoa New Zealand. The
National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM) places a greater …

Knowledge of species distribution is critical to ecological management and conservation
biology. Effective management requires the detection of populations, which can sometimes …