eDNA is a useful environmental monitoring tool for assessing stream ecological health

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eDNA is a useful environmental monitoring tool for assessing stream ecological health

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Environmental DNA (eDNA) is increasingly used in biodiversity assessments, but there remain uncertainties regarding its congruence with data based on traditional approaches involving habitat sampling and morphological‐based taxonomy. Using eDNA for biomonitoring has several advantages, including improved processing efficiencies and precision of taxonomic identification. In contrast, traditional biomonitoring is time‐consuming and expensive, often limiting the number of sites monitored. Establ...

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2024

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Suren, Alastair / Burdon, Francis J. / Wilkinson, Shaun P.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10289/16906

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31 Biological Sciences / 3103 Ecology / 3105 Genetics / 15 Life on Land

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