Variable performances of commercial eDNA inventories challenge their use for surveying stream fish communities
Jean‐Marc Roussel, Erwan Quéméré, B. Bonnet, Raphaël Covain, Olivier Dézerald, Géraldine Lassalle, Pierre Yves Le Bail, ERIC J. PETIT, Gaétan Pottier, Grégory Quartarollo, Régis Vigouroux, Hadrien Lalagüe
This paper compares eDNA metabarcoding results from four companies to an exhaustive fish inventory, finding significant variation in species detection rates and highlighting challenges for ecological assessments.
bioRxiv · May 19, 2026 · PreprintEcology