Persistence of environmental DNA in freshwater ecosystems.

The precise knowledge of species distribution is a key step in conservation biology. However, species detection can be extremely difficult in many environments, specific life stages and in populations at very low density. The aim of this study was to improve the knowledge on DNA persistence in water...

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Main Authors: Tony Dejean, Alice Valentini, Antoine Duparc, Stéphanie Pellier-Cuit, François Pompanon, Pierre Taberlet, Claude Miaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3152572?pdf=render