Press Release – Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research Researchers Jamie Wood and Michelle McKeown collecting a wetland soil core. DNA extracted from soils, air, water, and other substrates (known as environmental DNA, or eDNA for short) is fast becoming a vital tool for studying a wide range of …
Researchers Jamie Wood and Michelle McKeown collecting a wetland soil core.
DNA extracted from soils, air, water, and other substrates (known as environmental DNA, or eDNA for short) is fast becoming a vital tool for studying a wide range of species, such as microbes, insects, fish, and other vertebrates, across many different ecosystems. Now, a new study has shown that eDNA may also prove a valuable tool for monitoring biological change in wetlands.