Environmental DNA surveys of African biodiversity: State of knowledge, challenges, and opportunities

Environmental DNA surveys of African biodiversity: State of knowledge, challenges, and opportunities

Abstract Environmental DNA surveys have become a well‐established tool for detecting natural communities, showing excellent promise for supporting biodiversity monitoring, conservation, and management efforts. Africa is a continent of exceptional biodiversity, threatened not only by anthropogenic pr...

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Main Author:	Sophie von derHeyden
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:	Environmental DNA
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.363

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