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

ABSTRACT: 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, environmental DNA (eDNA) has emerged as a powerful additional tracking tool. While much work has been done with animals, comparatively very little has been done with aquatic plants. Here we investigated the transportation and seasonal changes in eDNA concentrations for an invasive aquatic species, Elodea canadensis, in Norway. A specific probe assay was developed using chloroplast DNA to study the fate of the targeted eDNA through space and time. The spatial study used a known source of Elodea canadensis wit

SUBMITTER: Angles d'Auriac MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6625730 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature