Current status and topical issues on the use of eDNA-based targeted detection of rare animal species

S Duarte, L Simões, FO Costa - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Animal detection through DNA present in environmental samples (eDNA) is a valuable tool
for detecting rare species, that are difficult to observe and monitor. eDNA-based tools are …

Environmental DNA complements scientific trawling in surveys of marine fish biodiversity

P Veron, R Rozanski, V Marques, S Joost… - ICES Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a method to detect taxa from environmental
samples. It is increasingly used for marine biodiversity surveys. As it only requires water …

[HTML][HTML] A pan-Baltic assessment of temporal trends in coastal pike populations

J Olsson, ML Andersson, U Bergström, R Arlinghaus… - Fisheries …, 2023 - Elsevier
The northern pike (Esox lucius) is an iconic predatory fish species of significant recreational
value and ecological role in the Baltic Sea. Some earlier studies indicate local declines of …

Combining multiple markers significantly increases the sensitivity and precision of eDNA‐based single‐species analyses

R Brys, D Halfmaerten, T Everts… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) is becoming integrated as an established
biomonitoring tool, often characterized by detection limits exceeding those of conventional …

Distinct latitudinal community patterns of Arctic marine vertebrates along the East Greenlandic coast detected by environmental DNA

MR Jensen, S Høgslund, SW Knudsen… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Greenland is one of the places on Earth where the effects of climate change are most
evident. The retreat of sea ice has made East Greenland more accessible for longer periods …

Poor utility of environmental DNA for estimating the biomass of a threatened freshwater teleost; but clear direction for future candidate assessments

ML Rourke, JW Walburn, MK Broadhurst, AM Fowler… - Fisheries …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental DNA (eDNA) can potentially facilitate estimating the abundance of teleosts
and might therefore be used for stock assessments. Nevertheless, relationships are species …

Environmental DNA concentrations vary greatly across productive and degradative conditions, with implications for the precision of population estimates

MB Parsley, EJ Crespi, TAG Rittenhouse, JL Brunner… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Population size is an important metric to inform the conservation and management of
species. For aquatic species, environmental DNA (eDNA) concentration has been …

[HTML][HTML] Viability of high-frequency environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling as a fish enumeration tool

CM Fowler, MB Ogburn, R Aguilar, K Heggie… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite growing interest in environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring as a low-cost, non-
invasive tool for monitoring fish presence and relative abundance, quantitative comparisons …

Detection and quantification of two commercial flatfishes (Solea solea and Pleuronectes platessa) in the North Sea using environmental DNA

SM Maes, S Desmet, R Brys, K Sys, T Ruttink… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable fisheries management requires regular scientific monitoring of fish stocks. When
information on certain fish stocks is limited, environmental DNA (eDNA) holds promise to …

Environmental DNA survey to detect an endemic cryptic fish, Anablepsoides cryptocallus, in tropical freshwater streams

T Baudry, Q Mauvisseau, A Arqué… - Aquatic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Martinique island is a biodiversity hotspot in the Lesser Antilles that harbours many endemic
species. One of these, Anablepsoides cryptocallus, also known as 'Poisson gale', is the only …