Using eDNA to develop a national citizen science-based monitoring programme for the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)

2014/12/17 by Jeremy Biggs, Naomi Ewald, Alice Valentini +11 · 522 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Abundance (ecology) #Biodiversity #Biology #Ecology #Environmental DNA #Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies #Fishery #Identification and Quantification in Food #Species Distribution and Climate Change #Triturus #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.029

published in Biological Conservation 183, 19-28 (Elsevier BV)

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