Detection of the endangered European weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis) via water and sediment samples: Testing multiple eDNA workflows

Abstract The European weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis) is classified as highly endangered in several countries of Central Europe. Populations of M. fossilis are predominantly found in ditches with low water levels and thick sludge layers and are thus hard to detect using conventional fishing metho...

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Main Authors: Lena Maureen Kusanke, Jörn Panteleit, Stefan Stoll, Egbert Korte, Eike Sünger, Ralf Schulz, Kathrin Theissinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6540