Using eDNA to develop a national citizen science-based monitoring programme for the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 183, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-28

  Biggs, Jeremy ^a   Ewald, Naomi ^a   Valentini, Alice ^b   Gaboriaud, Coline ^b   Dejean, Tony ^b   Griffiths, Richard A ^c   Foster, Jim ^d   Wilkinson, John W ^d   Arnell, Andy ^d   Brotherton, Peter ^e   Williams, Penny ^a   Dunn, Francesca ^a  

^a FRESHWATER HABITATS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Spygen   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^d Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Citizen science; Environmental DNA; Freshwater; QPCR; Triturus cristatus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING SEASON; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; DNA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SURVEY METHOD;

UNITED KINGDOM;

SALAMANDRIDAE; TRITURUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 85028161389     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.029     Document Type: Article

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