Posts for tag "eDNA"
Using eDNA To Estimate Fish Populations
Advancements in research have led to the implementation of Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool for assessing fish populations.
- Posted February 27, 2023
Tracking Biomass through eDNA
Environmental DNA can be used to measure the biomass of certain species in ecosystems, which can help determine how many of certain organisms there are in the habitat.
- Posted August 15, 2022
USGS and Colville Tribes use eDNA sampling to monitor endangered Chinook salmon
The use of discarded genetic material as an indicator of a species’ presence has grown in popularity among scientists, resource managers and other monitoring professionals. The technology is relatively new, however, and its potential is still being...
- Posted January 15, 2015
New environmental DNA testing method greatly improves invasive Asian carp detection rate
Fish can’t leave footprints, but that doesn’t mean they don’t leave tracks. Anything living in the water parts ways with some genetic material from time to time. Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have improved upon...
- Posted December 16, 2014
