Tracking An Invasion Front With Environmental Dna

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• Journal Title:
  Ecological Applications
• Personal Author:
  Keller, Abigail G. ; Grason, Emily W. ; Mcdonald, P. Sean ; Ramón‐Laca, Ana ; Kelly, Ryan P.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; CICOES (Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies) ; NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center) ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  WASHU (Washington Sea Grant)
• Description:
  Data from environmental DNA (eDNA) may revolutionize environmental monitoring and management, providing increased detection sensitivity at reduced cost and survey effort. However, eDNA data are rarely used in decision-making contexts, mainly due to uncertainty around (1) data interpretation and (2) whether and how molecular tools dovetail with existing management efforts. We address these challenges by jointly modeling eDNA detection via qPCR and traditional trap data to estimate the density of invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas), a species where, historically, baited traps have been used for both detection and control.
• Keywords:
  Ecology
• Source:
  Ecological Applications, 32(4)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2561
• ISSN:
  1051-0761 ; 1939-5582
• Format:
  PDF
• Publisher:
  Wiley
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA18OAR4170095
• Rights Information:
  Accepted Manuscript
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:baa96854dbf2b0ef476fe19f87fb4a80fbbb66f3a670f871b9c469b60e071cd9
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/53631/noaa_53631_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.44 MB ]