Comparison of traditional and environmental DNA survey methods for detecting rare and abundant freshwater fish

• Published in: Aquatic conservation Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 173 - 184
• Main Authors: Piggott, Maxine P., Banks, Samuel C., Broadhurst, Ben T., Fulton, Christopher J., Lintermans, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Abundance; alien species; Data; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Detection; detection limit; DNA; eDNA; Electric fishing; Endangered species; Environmental DNA; Environmental management; Estimates; Fish; Fishing nets; Freshwater; Freshwater fish; Freshwater fishes; fyke nets; Gillnets; Indigenous species; Inland water environment; Macquaria australasica; Methods; Native organisms; Nets; Nucleotide sequence; Occupancy; occupancy modelling; Oncorhynchus mykiss; PCR; Polls & surveys; Polymerase chain reaction; Population decline; Rare species; Salmon; species monitoring; Surveying; surveys; Water analysis; Water sampling; Wildlife conservation

Detecting rare species is often a necessity for conservation and management, yet challenging for many field survey methods. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a highly promising solution that has been shown to outperform many established survey methods. Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica) is an endang...