Needle in a haystack? A comparison of eDNA metabarcoding and targeted qPCR for detection of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a rapid, cost-effective, non-invasive biodiversity monitoring tool which utilises DNA left behind in the environment by organisms for species detection. The method is used as a species-specific survey tool for rare or invasive species across a broad range of ecos...

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Main Authors: Harper, Lynsey R., Lawson Handley, Lori, Hahn, Christoph, Boonham, Neil, Rees, Helen C., Gough, Kevin C., Lewis, Erin, Adams, Ian P., Brotherton, Peter, Phillips, Susanna, Hänfling, Bernd
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Published: Wiley 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51502/