Environmental DNA detects Spawning Habitat of an ephemeral migrant fish (Anadromous Rainbow Smelt: Osmerus mordax)

Abstract Background Anadromous rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) have experienced a large range reduction in recent decades and the status of remnant spawning populations is poorly known in Maine, where these fish have significant ecological, cultural, and commercial relevance. Defining the remnant ran...

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Main Authors: Vaughn Holmes, Jacob Aman, Geneva York, Michael T. Kinnison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-02073-y