Has the promise of DNA barcoding been achieved? a critical look at the application of eDNA barcoding to biomonitoring

Carolina Penalva-Arana; Erik P. Pilgrim; John Martinson

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Has the promise of DNA barcoding been achieved? a critical look at the application of eDNA barcoding to biomonitoring

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Authors:

Carolina Penalva-Arana, Erik P. Pilgrim, John Martinson

Year:

2016

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Stringer, Christina E.; Krauss, Ken W.; Latimer, James S., eds. 2016. Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management -Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. March 2-5, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina. e-General Technical Report SRS-211. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 302 p.

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Abstract

Biological monitoring programs aim to assess the health of waters and determine the direct impact anthropogenic activities are having on the ecosystems. There is a need for the development of accurate and reproducible methods that can assess biodiversity rapidly and in a cost-effective manner.

Parent Publication

Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management - Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds

Citation

Penalva-Arana, Carolina; Pilgrim, Erik P.; Martinson, John. 2016. Has the promise of DNA barcoding been achieved? a critical look at the application of eDNA barcoding to biomonitoring. In: Stringer, Christina E.; Krauss, Ken W.; Latimer, James S., eds. 2016. Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management -Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. March 2-5, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina. e-General Technical Report SRS-211. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 1 p.