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 …

Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds

LR Harper, AS Buxton, HC Rees, K Bruce, R Brys… - Hydrobiologia, 2019 - Springer
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a rapid, non-invasive, cost-efficient biodiversity
monitoring tool with enormous potential to inform aquatic conservation and management …

Towards the optimization of eDNA/eRNA sampling technologies for marine biosecurity surveillance

HA Bowers, X Pochon, U von Ammon, N Gemmell… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The field of eDNA is growing exponentially in response to the need for detecting rare and
invasive species for management and conservation decisions. Developing technologies and …

Environmental DNA filtration techniques affect recovered biodiversity

M Majaneva, OH Diserud, SHC Eagle, E Boström… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Freshwater metazoan biodiversity assessment using environmental DNA (eDNA) captured
on filters offers new opportunities for water quality management. Filtering of water in the field …

In situ Autonomous Acquisition and Preservation of Marine Environmental DNA Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

KM Yamahara, CM Preston, J Birch, K Walz… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to identify macroorganisms and describe
biodiversity, and thus has promise to supplement biological monitoring in marine …

A practical guide to sample preservation and pre‐PCR processing of aquatic environmental DNA

G Kumar, JE Eble, MR Gaither - Molecular ecology resources, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is rapidly growing in popularity as a tool for community
assessments and species detection. While eDNA approaches are now widely applied, there …

Metabarcoding from microbes to mammals: comprehensive bioassessment on a global scale

ZG Compson, B McClenaghan, GAC Singer… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Global biodiversity loss is unprecedented, and threats to existing biodiversity are growing.
Given pervasive global change, a major challenge facing resource managers is a lack of …

[HTML][HTML] Strategic considerations for invasive species managers in the utilization of environmental DNA (eDNA): steps for incorporating this powerful surveillance tool

J Morisette, S Burgiel, K Brantley… - … journal of applied …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Invasive species surveillance programs can utilize environmental DNA sampling and
analysis to provide information on the presence of invasive species. Wider utilization of …

Practical eDNA sampling methods inferred from particle size distribution and comparison of capture techniques for a Critically Endangered elasmobranch

MK Cooper, C Villacorta‐Rath, D Burrows… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods are increasingly applied in the marine environment to
identify species and community structure. To establish widely applicable eDNA techniques …

Research priorities for managing invasive wild pigs in North America

JC Beasley, SS Ditchkoff, JJ Mayer… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
With recent increases in distribution and numbers of feral pigs (Sus scrofa; invasive wild
pigs) in North America, there has been a concurrent increase in the ecological and …