Detection of Endangered Aquatic Plants in Rapid Streams Using Environmental DNA

Podostemaceae are a eudicot family of plants that grow on rapid streams and waterfalls. Two genera and six species of this family are distributed in Japan, all of which are threatened with extinction. It is difficult to find these species from the river side and it takes much effort to investigate t...

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Main Authors: Yuta Tsukamoto, Satoru Yonezawa, Natsu Katayama, Yuji Isagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2020.622291/full