Detection of an invasive aquatic plant in natural water bodies using environmental DNA.

The ability to detect founding populations of invasive species or rare species with low number of individuals is important for aquatic ecosystem management. Traditional approaches use historical data, knowledge of the species' ecology and time-consuming surveys. Within the past decade, environm...

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Main Authors: Marc B Anglès d'Auriac, David A Strand, Marit Mjelde, Benoit O L Demars, Jens Thaulow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219700