A comparison of European eel Anguilla anguilla eDNA concentrations to fyke net catches in five Irish lakes

A comparison of European eel Anguilla anguilla eDNA concentrations to fyke net catches in five Irish lakes

Abstract The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN. To protect what remains of the European eel population, accurate monitoring methods for this species are important. Environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques are gaining popularity for ecological monitoring o...

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Main Authors: Laura Weldon, Ciara O’Leary, Mark Steer, Lyn Newton, Heather Macdonald, Stephanie L. Sargeant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Environmental DNA
Subjects:
Anguillidae
environmental DNA
Lakes
population monitoring
quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.91

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https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.91

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