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 …

Uses and misuses of environmental DNA in biodiversity science and conservation

ME Cristescu, PDN Hebert - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The study of environmental DNA (eDNA) has the potential to revolutionize biodiversity
science and conservation action by enabling the census of species on a global scale in near …

[HTML][HTML] Fish environmental DNA is more concentrated in aquatic sediments than surface water

CR Turner, KL Uy, RC Everhart - Biological Conservation, 2015 - Elsevier
Genetic identification of aqueous environmental DNA (eDNA) provides site occupancy
inferences for rare aquatic macrofauna that are often easier to obtain than direct …

Environmental conditions influence eDNA persistence in aquatic systems

MA Barnes, CR Turner, CL Jerde… - … science & technology, 2014 - ACS Publications
Environmental DNA (eDNA) surveillance holds great promise for improving species
conservation and management. However, few studies have investigated eDNA dynamics …

Quantification of mesocosm fish and amphibian species diversity via environmental DNA metabarcoding

NT Evans, BP Olds, MA Renshaw… - Molecular ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater fauna are particularly sensitive to environmental change and disturbance.
Management agencies frequently use fish and amphibian biodiversity as indicators of …

“Sight‐unseen” detection of rare aquatic species using environmental DNA

CL Jerde, AR Mahon, WL Chadderton… - Conservation …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Effective management of rare species, including endangered native species and recently
introduced nonindigenous species, requires the detection of populations at low density. For …

Can we manage fisheries with the inherent uncertainty from eDNA?

CL Jerde - Journal of fish biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental (e) DNA, as a general approach in aquatic systems, seeks to connect the
presence of species' genetic material in the water and hence to infer the species' physical …

Estimation of census and effective population sizes: the increasing usefulness of DNA-based approaches

G Luikart, N Ryman, DA Tallmon, MK Schwartz… - Conservation …, 2010 - Springer
Population census size (NC) and effective population sizes (N e) are two crucial parameters
that influence population viability, wildlife management decisions, and conservation …

Future vision for autonomous ocean observations

C Whitt, J Pearlman, B Polagye, F Caimi… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Autonomous platforms already make observations over a wide range of temporal and spatial
scales, measuring salinity, temperature, nitrate, pressure, oxygen, biomass, and many other …

Conservation in a cup of water: estimating biodiversity and population abundance from environmental DNA

DM Lodge, CR Turner, CL Jerde, MA Barnes… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Three mantras often guide species and ecosystem management:(i) for preventing invasions
by harmful species,'early detection and rapid response';(ii) for conserving imperilled native …