Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool for assessing fish biomass: A review of approaches and future considerations for resource surveys

ML Rourke, AM Fowler, JM Hughes… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has revolutionized our ability to identify the presence and
distributions of terrestrial and aquatic organisms. Recent evidence suggests the …

Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in ecology and conservation: opportunities, challenges and prospects

KC Beng, RT Corlett - Biodiversity and conservation, 2020 - Springer
Conserving biodiversity in the face of ever-increasing human pressure is hampered by our
lack of basic information on species occurrence, distribution, abundance, habitat …

Reporting the limits of detection and quantification for environmental DNA assays

KE Klymus, CM Merkes, MJ Allison… - Environmental …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is increasingly being used to
detect the presence and relative abundance of rare species, especially invasive or imperiled …

Environmental DNA metabarcoding: Transforming how we survey animal and plant communities

K Deiner, HM Bik, E Mächler, M Seymour… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The genomic revolution has fundamentally changed how we survey biodiversity on earth.
High‐throughput sequencing (“HTS”) platforms now enable the rapid sequencing of DNA …

Environmental DNA shedding and decay rates from diverse animal forms and thermal regimes

E Andruszkiewicz Allan, WG Zhang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis from water samples is a promising new method to
identify both targeted species and whole communities of aquatic organisms. However, the …

Critical considerations for the application of environmental DNA methods to detect aquatic species

CS Goldberg, CR Turner, K Deiner… - Methods in ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Species detection using environmental DNA (eDNA) has tremendous potential for
contributing to the understanding of the ecology and conservation of aquatic species …

[HTML][HTML] The ecology of environmental DNA and implications for conservation genetics

MA Barnes, CR Turner - Conservation genetics, 2016 - Springer
Environmental DNA (eDNA) refers to the genetic material that can be extracted from bulk
environmental samples such as soil, water, and even air. The rapidly expanding study of …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental DNA–An emerging tool in conservation for monitoring past and present biodiversity

PF Thomsen, E Willerslev - Biological conservation, 2015 - Elsevier
The continuous decline in Earth's biodiversity represents a major crisis and challenge for the
21st century, and there is international political agreement to slow down or halt this decline …

Quantifying effects of UV-B, temperature, and pH on eDNA degradation in aquatic microcosms

KM Strickler, AK Fremier, CS Goldberg - Biological Conservation, 2015 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) degradation is a primary mechanism limiting the detection of
rare species using eDNA techniques. To better understand the environmental drivers of …

The detection of aquatic animal species using environmental DNA–a review of eDNA as a survey tool in ecology

HC Rees, BC Maddison, DJ Middleditch… - Journal of applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Knowledge of species distribution is critical to ecological management and conservation
biology. Effective management requires the detection of populations, which can sometimes …