In situ Autonomous Acquisition and Preservation of Marine Environmental DNA Using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

Environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to identify macroorganisms and describe biodiversity, and thus has promise to supplement biological monitoring in marine ecosystems. Despite this promise, scaling sample acquisition to the spatial and temporal scales needed for effective monitoring would require...

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Main Authors: Kevan M. Yamahara, Christina M. Preston, James Birch, Kristine Walz, Roman Marin, Scott Jensen, Douglas Pargett, Brent Roman, William Ussler, Yanwu Zhang, John Ryan, Brett Hobson, Brian Kieft, Ben Raanan, Kelly D. Goodwin, Francisco P. Chavez, Christopher Scholin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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AUV
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00373/full