In June 2015, Amberg et al. published a paper entitled “Improving efficiency and reliability of environmental DNA analysis for silver carp” in the “Journal of Great Lakes […]

In June 2015, Huver et al. published a paper entitled “Development and application of an eDNA method to detect and quantify a pathogenic parasite in aquatic ecosystems” in the “Ecological Applications” […]

In June 2015, Kolby et al. published a paper entitled “Rapid Response to Evaluate the Presence of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and Ranavirus in Wild Amphibian Populations in Madagascar” in the PLoS One […]

In June 2015, Amorim Visco et al. published a paper entitled “Environmental monitoring: inferring diatom index from next-generation sequencing data”. This study corresponds to the first use of environmental DNA to infer a diatom biotic […]

In June 2015, Evans et al. published a paper entitled  “Quantification of mesocosm fish and amphibian species diversity via eDNA metabarcoding”. This study aimed to determine if eDNA sampling and metabarcoding analysis can be used to accurately measure species diversity in aquatic mesocosms differing in species abundance and […]

“Using eDNA to develop a national citizen science-based monitoring programme for the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)”. This study by Biggs et al., published in the “Biological Conservation” journal in March 2015, first aimed to assess the effectiveness of eDNA methods for monitoring Great crested newts in the UK, compared with conventional techniques used for this species. Secondly, the study […]