Environmental DNA: Searching for a Signal - A Citizen Science Lecture

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Community Engagement

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Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
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Environmental DNA (eDNA) is DNA collected from the environment (in soil, water, air, etc.) and can be used as a powerful tool for detecting the presence of certain animals. It has been useful in oceans, lakes, and rivers to detect rare and invasive species. Most studies have focused on fish and amphibians, but what about crustaceans? The American signal crayfish is highly invasive in Scotland. Faster detection can mean better control, or even prevention. eDNA may be the key to saving Scotland’s lochs and rivers from this unwanted invader.

Speaker: Professor Kirsten Harper, University of Stirling, Scotland

 

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