Monitoring presence and abundance of two gyrodactylid ectoparasites and their salmonid hosts using environmental DNA
Abstract Background Invasive species represent a major challenge for the conservation of biodiversity. The invasive ectoparasitic fluke Gyrodactylus salaris is considered one of the major threats to the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), and the parasite has so far been detected in 50 rivers in Norway....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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Series: | Environmental DNA |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.45 |