The downside of eDNA as a survey tool in water bodies

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 823-826

  Roussel, Jean Marc ^a,b   Paillisson, Jean Marc ^c   Tréguier, Anne ^b   Petit, Eric ^a  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^b ONEMA ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystem management; Detection limit; DNA signal persistence; DNA signal transport; Environmental DNA; False detection; Species detectability; Survey tools; Water sampling

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84948711523     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12428     Document Type: Letter

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