Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of pond water as a tool to survey conservation and management priority mammals
Lynsey R. Harper, Lori Lawson Handley, Angus I. Carpenter, Muḥammad Ghazālī, Cristina Di Muri, Callum J. Macgregor, Thomas W. Logan, Alan Law, Thomas D. Breithaupt, Daniel S. Read, Allan D. McDevitt, Bernd Hänfling
This study evaluates eDNA metabarcoding for detecting terrestrial mammals in pond water, finding uneven distribution in natural ponds and detection of species missed by other methods.
Biological Conservation · Sep 3, 2019Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology