Ponds are biodiversity hotspots—but also understudied 🐸🌱
New recommendations aim to standardise eDNA use for stronger conservation outcomes. But challenges like sampling & PCR inhibition remain.
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Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds - Hydrobiologia
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a rapid, non-invasive, cost-efficient biodiversity monitoring tool with enormous potential to inform aquatic conservation and management. Development is ongoing, w...