Estimating occupancy and abundance of stream amphibians using environmental DNA from filtered water samples

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1123-1130

  Pilliod, David S ^a   Goldberg, Caren S ^b   Arkle, Robert S ^a   Waits, Lisette P ^b  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DNA; HABITAT TYPE; PRECISION; STREAMWATER;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880934164     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2013-0047     Document Type: Article

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