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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Main Authors: Frode Fossøy, Hege Brandsegg, Rolf Sivertsgård, Oskar Pettersen, Brett K. Sandercock, Øyvind Solem, Kjetil Hindar, Tor Atle Mo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental DNA
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.45