Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information
Kristy Deiner, Emanuel A. Fronhofer, Elvira Meachler, Jean-Claude Walser, Florian Altermatt
The paper uses environmental DNA (eDNA) in river networks to assess biodiversity across terrestrial and aquatic biomes, showing it overcomes spatial biases and integrates biodiversity information over space.
bioRxiv · May 27, 2016Ecology