Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information

Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information

DNA of a given organism can be detected from its surroundings. Here, Deiner and colleagues use so-called environmental DNA to estimate biodiversity of both aquatic and terrestrial organisms in and near river.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kristy Deiner, Emanuel A. Fronhofer, Elvira Mächler, Jean-Claude Walser, Florian Altermatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12544
id doaj-a0c7e46da1a348388e35c498a803ed6c
record_format Article
spelling doaj-a0c7e46da1a348388e35c498a803ed6c2021-05-11T10:52:34ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232016-08-01711910.1038/ncomms12544Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity informationKristy Deiner0Emanuel A. Fronhofer1Elvira Mächler2Jean-Claude Walser3Florian Altermatt4Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologyDepartment of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologyDepartment of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologySwiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Genetic Diversity CentreDepartment of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologyDNA of a given organism can be detected from its surroundings. Here, Deiner and colleagues use so-called environmental DNA to estimate biodiversity of both aquatic and terrestrial organisms in and near river.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12544
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Kristy Deiner
Emanuel A. Fronhofer
Elvira Mächler
Jean-Claude Walser
Florian Altermatt
spellingShingle Kristy Deiner
Emanuel A. Fronhofer
Elvira Mächler
Jean-Claude Walser
Florian Altermatt
Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information
Nature Communications
author_facet Kristy Deiner
Emanuel A. Fronhofer
Elvira Mächler
Jean-Claude Walser
Florian Altermatt
author_sort Kristy Deiner
title Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information
title_short Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information
title_full Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information
title_fullStr Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information
title_full_unstemmed Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information
title_sort environmental dna reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2016-08-01
description DNA of a given organism can be detected from its surroundings. Here, Deiner and colleagues use so-called environmental DNA to estimate biodiversity of both aquatic and terrestrial organisms in and near river.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12544
work_keys_str_mv AT kristydeiner environmentaldnarevealsthatriversareconveyerbeltsofbiodiversityinformation
AT emanuelafronhofer environmentaldnarevealsthatriversareconveyerbeltsofbiodiversityinformation
AT elviramachler environmentaldnarevealsthatriversareconveyerbeltsofbiodiversityinformation
AT jeanclaudewalser environmentaldnarevealsthatriversareconveyerbeltsofbiodiversityinformation
AT florianaltermatt environmentaldnarevealsthatriversareconveyerbeltsofbiodiversityinformation
_version_ 1721447425145569280

Similar Items