Species detection using environmental DNA (eDNA) is a biomonitoring tool that can be
widely applied to mangrove restoration and management. Compared to traditional surveys …

Understanding roosting behaviour is essential to bat conservation and biomonitoring, often
providing the most accurate methods of assessing bat population size and health. However …

Brook trout are a species of conservation concern in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, and
effective monitoring of their populations is crucial for making informed management …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques have emerged as a cost-effective and non-invasive
strategy for monitoring the distribution of endangered aquatic species. Despite their …

The spread of pandemic viruses and invasive species can be catastrophic for human
societies and natural ecosystems. SARS-CoV-2 demonstrated that the speed of our …

The development of fast, cost-effective, non-invasive, and efficient sampling alternatives,
such as environmental DNA (eDNA), is crucial for understanding the changes in species …

Invasive aquatic species (IAS) are a major cause of biodiversity loss. Records of invasive
species in the coastal waters of Nigeria are poorly documented and the numbers are …

Research into freshwater turtles can be challenging because of their physiology,
behavioural processes, and interaction with their environments. Traditional monitoring and …

This thesis develops the novel technique of capturing airborne eDNA for the detection of
tropical bat species. In chapter two, I use an artificial mixed species community to test three …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is an emerging approach for the detection of
whole biological communities from environmental bulk samples. This method is gaining …