Detection of a Diverse Marine Fish Fauna Using Environmental DNA from Seawater Samples

Marine ecosystems worldwide are under threat with many fish species and populations suffering from human over-exploitation. This is greatly impacting global biodiversity, economy and human health. Intriguingly, marine fish are largely surveyed using selective and invasive methods, which are mostly l...

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Main Authors: Thomsen, Philip Francis, Kielgast, Jos, Iversen, Lars Lønsmann, Møller, Peter Rask, Rasmussen, Morten, Willerslev, Eske
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3430657/