Environmental DNA Methods for Ecological Monitoring and Biodiversity Assessment in Estuaries

• Published in: Estuaries and coasts Vol. 45; no. 7; pp. 2254 - 2273
• Main Authors: Nagarajan, Raman P., Bedwell, Mallory, Holmes, Ann E., Sanches, Thiago, Acuña, Shawn, Baerwald, Melinda, Barnes, Matthew A., Blankenship, Scott, Connon, Richard E., Deiner, Kristy, Gille, Daphne, Goldberg, Caren S., Hunter, Margaret E., Jerde, Christopher L., Luikart, Gordon, Meyer, Rachel S., Watts, Alison, Schreier, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Coastal Sciences; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Environment; Environmental Management; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Water and Health; Environmental DNA; Invasive species; Biodiversity; San Francisco Estuary; Estuary; Monitoring

Environmental DNA (eDNA) detection methods can complement traditional biomonitoring to yield new ecological insights in aquatic systems. However, the conceptual and methodological frameworks for aquatic eDNA detection and interpretation were developed primarily in freshwater environments and have no...