Accounting for false positive detections in occupancy studies based on environmental DNA: A case study of a threatened freshwater fish (Galaxiella pusilla)

Abstract Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling is a promising method for surveying aquatic fauna. Recent eDNA studies have investigated the likelihood of false negative errors in the laboratory and in the field, but the likelihood of false positives remains poorly studied. We investigated the likelihood...

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Main Authors: Reid Tingley, Rhys Coleman, Nathaniel Gecse, Anthony van Rooyen, Andrew R.Weeks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Environmental DNA
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.124