Organic matter reduces the amount of detectable environmental DNA in freshwater

Abstract Environmental DNA (eDNA) is used for monitoring the occurrence of freshwater organisms. Various studies show a relation between the amount of eDNA detected and target organism abundance, thus providing a potential proxy for reconstructing population densities. However, environmental factors...

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Main Authors: Kees vanBochove, Freek T. Bakker, Kevin K. Beentjes, Lia Hemerik, Rutger A. Vos, Barbara Gravendeel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
pH
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6123