Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information

DNA of a given organism can be detected from its surroundings. Here, Deiner and colleagues use so-called environmental DNA to estimate biodiversity of both aquatic and terrestrial organisms in and near river.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kristy Deiner, Emanuel A. Fronhofer, Elvira Mächler, Jean-Claude Walser, Florian Altermatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12544