Meta‐analysis shows that environmental DNA outperforms traditional surveys, but warrants better reporting standards

Multiple lines of genetic inquiry reveal effects of local and landscape factors on an amphibian metapopulation

(2020) Meghan B. Parsley et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals: a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil

(2020) Naiara Guimarães Sales et al.   MAMMAL REVIEW

Space invaders: Searching for invasive Smallmouth Bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ) in a renowned Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) river

(2020) Antóin M. O'Sullivan et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Use of environmental DNA (eDNA) in streams to detect feral swine (Sus scrofa)

(2020) Amberly N. Hauger et al.   PeerJ

Using environmental DNA analyses to assess the occurrence and abundance of the endangered amphidromous fish Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis

(2020) Yoshihisa Akamatsu et al.   Biodiversity Data Journal

Applications of environmental DNA (eDNA) in ecology and conservation: opportunities, challenges and prospects

(2020) Kingsly C. Beng et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Reliable eDNA detection and quantification of the European weather loach ( Misgurnus fossilis )

(2020) Rein Brys et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

A novel environmental DNA detection approach for the wading birds Platalea leucorodia, Recurvirostra avosetta and Tringa totanus

(2020) Robin Schütz et al.   Conservation Genetics Resources

Calibrating Environmental DNA Metabarcoding to Conventional Surveys for Measuring Fish Species Richness

(2020) Mary E. McElroy et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Species-level biodiversity assessment using marine environmental DNA metabarcoding requires protocol optimization and standardization

(2019) Gert-Jan Jeunen et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Digging for DNA at depth: rapid universal metabarcoding surveys (RUMS) as a tool to detect coral reef biodiversity across a depth gradient

(2019) Joseph D. DiBattista et al.   PeerJ

Influence of accuracy, repeatability and detection probability in the reliability of species-specific eDNA based approaches

(2019) Quentin Mauvisseau et al.   Scientific Reports

Environmental DNA metabarcoding for fish community analysis in backwater lakes: A comparison of capture methods

(2019) Kazuya Fujii et al.   PLoS One

Evaluating NGS methods for routine monitoring of wild bees: metabarcoding, mitogenomics or NGS barcoding

(2019) Morgan Gueuning et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Ground-truthing of a fish-based environmental DNA metabarcoding method for assessing the quality of lakes

(2019) Jianlong Li et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Shifting up a gear with iDNA : From mammal detection events to standardised surveys

(2019) Jesse F. Abrams et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Dreissena veligers in western Lake Superior – Inference from new low-density detection

(2019) Anett S. Trebitz et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Determining Presence of Rare Amphibian Species: Testing and Combining Novel Survey Methods

(2019) Larissa L. Bailey et al.   JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY

Refinement of eDNA as an early monitoring tool at the landscape‐level: study design considerations

(2019) E. L. Mize et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Concurrent visual encounter sampling validates eDNA selectivity and sensitivity for the endangered wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)

(2019) Thomas S. Akre et al.   PLoS One

Traditional trapping methods outperform eDNA sampling for introduced semi-aquatic snakes

(2019) Jonathan P. Rose et al.   PLoS One

Release of eDNA by different life history stages and during spawning activities of laboratory-reared Japanese eels for interpretation of oceanic survey data

(2019) Aya Takeuchi et al.   Scientific Reports

Seasonal change in environmental DNA concentration of a submerged aquatic plant species

(2019) Saeko Matsuhashi et al.   Freshwater Science

Shotgun Environmental DNA, Pollen, and Macrofossil Analysis of Lateglacial Lake Sediments From Southern Sweden

(2019) Laura Parducci et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Field Evaluation of DNA Based Biodiversity Monitoring of Caribbean Mosquitoes

(2019) Sam P. Boerlijst et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Multiplex real-time PCR enables the simultaneous detection of environmental DNA from freshwater fishes: a case study of three exotic and three threatened native fishes in Japan

(2019) Toshiaki Jo et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

eDNA surveys to detect species at very low densities: A case study of European carp eradication in Tasmania, Australia

(2019) Elise M. Furlan et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Establishing arthropod community composition using metabarcoding: Surprising inconsistencies between soil samples and preservative ethanol and homogenate from Malaise trap catches

(2019) Daniel Marquina et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Spatiotemporal distribution of juvenile chum salmon in Otsuchi Bay, Iwate, Japan, inferred from environmental DNA

(2019) Yuki Minegishi et al.   PLoS One

Non‐indigenous fish in protected spaces: Trends in species distribution mediated by illegal stocking

(2019) Sara Fernández et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Detection of Trispot Darter (Percidae: Etheostoma trisella) Using Empirical Sampling and Environmental DNA (eDNA)

(2019) Carol E. Johnston et al.   SOUTHEASTERN NATURALIST

Development and validation of an environmental DNA test for the endangered Gouldian finch

(2019) K Day et al.   Endangered Species Research

eDNA metabarcoding in zooplankton improves the ecological status assessment of aquatic ecosystems

(2019) Jianghua Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Comparison of the detection of 3 endangered frog species by eDNA and acoustic surveys across 3 seasons

(2019) Teruhiko Takahara et al.   Freshwater Science

Concentrations of environmental DNA (eDNA) reflect spawning salmon abundance at fine spatial and temporal scales

(2018) Michael D. Tillotson et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Combined use of eDNA metabarcoding and video surveillance for the assessment of fish biodiversity

(2018) Michal Stat et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Identifiability in N -mixture models: a large-scale screening test with bird data

(2018) Marc Kéry   ECOLOGY

Freshwater fisheries assessment using environmental DNA: A primer on the method, its potential, and shortcomings as a conservation tool

(2018) Nathan T. Evans et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

Environmental DNA detects a rare large river crayfish but with little relation to local abundance

(2018) Christopher J. Rice et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

DNA-based monitoring of the alien invasive North American crayfish Procambarus clarkii in Andean lakes (Ecuador)

(2018) L. Riascos et al.   LIMNOLOGICA

Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and droplet digital PCR duplex assays for detecting Zostera marina DNA in coastal sediments

(2018) Masami Hamaguchi et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY-METHODS

Evaluation of marine zooplankton community structure through environmental DNA metabarcoding

(2018) Anni Djurhuus et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY-METHODS

More (or less?) bounce for the ounce: a comparison of environmental DNA and classical approaches for bioassessment

(2018) Paul J. McInerney et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Metagenomic sequencing of environmental DNA reveals marine faunal assemblages from the West Antarctic Peninsula

(2018) Dominique A. Cowart et al.   Marine Genomics

The effect of filtration method on the efficiency of environmental DNA capture and quantification via metabarcoding

(2018) Jianlong Li et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Plant DNA metabarcoding of lake sediments: How does it represent the contemporary vegetation

(2018) Inger Greve Alsos et al.   PLoS One

Degradation and dispersion limit environmental DNA detection of rare amphibians in wetlands: Increasing efficacy of sampling designs

(2018) Caren S. Goldberg et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Implementation options for DNA-based identification into ecological status assessment under the European Water Framework Directive

(2018) Daniel Hering et al.   WATER RESEARCH

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

(2018) Lynsey R. Harper et al.   Ecology and Evolution

An issue of life or death: using eDNA to detect viable individuals in wilderness restoration

(2018) Colleen Kamoroff et al.   Freshwater Science

An issue of life or death: using eDNA to detect viable individuals in wilderness restoration

(2018) Colleen Kamoroff et al.   Freshwater Science

Environmental DNA for freshwater fish monitoring: insights for conservation within a protected area

(2018) Sara Fernandez et al.   PeerJ

eDNA detection of corallivorous seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris) outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef using digital droplet PCR

(2018) Sven Uthicke et al.   CORAL REEFS

Prospects and challenges of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring in freshwater ponds

(2018) Lynsey R. Harper et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Inferring presence of the western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) species complex using environmental DNA

(2018) Thomas W. Franklin et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Using environmental DNA methods to improve winter surveys for rare carnivores: DNA from snow and improved noninvasive techniques

(2018) Thomas W. Franklin et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Using eDNA, sediment subfossils, and zooplankton nets to detect invasive spiny water flea (Bythotrephes longimanus)

(2018) Jake R. Walsh et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Development and application of environmental DNA surveillance for the threatened crucian carp (Carassius carassius )

(2018) Lynsey R. Harper et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Considerations for incorporating real-time PCR assays into routine marine biosecurity surveillance programmes: a case study targeting the Mediterranean fanworm (Sabella spallanzanii) and club tunicate (Styela clava)

(2018) Susanna A. Wood et al.   GENOME

Species-specific detection and quantification of environmental DNA from marine fishes in the Baltic Sea

(2018) Steen Wilhelm Knudsen et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

DNA metabarcoding unveils multiscale trophic variation in a widespread coastal opportunist

(2018) Andjin Siegenthaler et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

How quantitative is metabarcoding: A meta‐analytical approach

(2018) Philip D. Lamb et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reveals strong discrimination among diverse marine habitats connected by water movement

(2018) Gert-Jan Jeunen et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Direct fishing and eDNA metabarcoding for biomonitoring during a 3-year survey significantly improves number of fish detected around a South East Asian reservoir

(2018) Benjamin Gillet et al.   PLoS One

Environmental DNA (eDNA) Shedding and Decay Rates to Model Freshwater Mussel eDNA Transport in a River

(2017) Brandon J. Sansom et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Comparative Cost and Effort of Fish Distribution Detection via Environmental DNA Analysis and Electrofishing

(2017) Nathan T. Evans et al.   FISHERIES

eDNA metabarcoding: a promising method for anuran surveys in highly diverse tropical forests

(2017) Carla M. Lopes et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Carrion fly-derived DNA metabarcoding is an effective tool for mammal surveys: Evidence from a known tropical mammal community

(2017) Torrey W. Rodgers et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Comparing Efficiency of American Fisheries Society Standard Snorkeling Techniques to Environmental DNA Sampling Techniques

(2017) Roy M. Ulibarri et al.   NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

Using eDNA to detect the distribution and density of invasive crayfish in the Honghe-Hani rice terrace World Heritage site

(2017) Wang Cai et al.   PLoS One

Development and Application of an eDNA Method to Detect the Critically Endangered Trinidad Golden Tree Frog (Phytotriades auratus) in Bromeliad Phytotelmata

(2017) Sarah Brozio et al.   PLoS One

Is the detection of aquatic environmental DNA influenced by substrate type?

(2017) Andrew S. Buxton et al.   PLoS One

An environmental DNA assay for detecting Macquarie perch, Macquaria australasica

(2017) Maxine P. Piggott   Conservation Genetics Resources

Behavior and season affect crayfish detection and density inference using environmental DNA

(2017) Nicholas Dunn et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Detection of an endangered aquatic heteropteran using environmental DNA in a wetland ecosystem

(2017) Hideyuki Doi et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Environmental DNA monitoring and management of invasive fish: comparison of eDNA and fyke netting

(2017) Rheyda Hinlo et al.   Management of Biological Invasions

Chirosurveillance: The use of native bats to detect invasive agricultural pests

(2017) Brooke Maslo et al.   PLoS One

Environmental DNA reflects spatial and temporal jellyfish distribution

(2017) Toshifumi Minamoto et al.   PLoS One

Clearing muddied waters: Capture of environmental DNA from turbid waters

(2017) Kelly E. Williams et al.   PLoS One

Understanding environmental DNA detection probabilities: A case study using a stream-dwelling char Salvelinus fontinalis

(2016) Taylor M. Wilcox et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Environmental DNA (eDNA) detects the invasive rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus at low abundances

(2016) Matthew M. Dougherty et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Fine-tuning for the tropics: application of eDNA technology for invasive fish detection in tropical freshwater ecosystems

(2016) Heather L. A. Robson et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Using occupancy modelling to compare environmental DNA to traditional field methods for regional-scale monitoring of an endangered aquatic species

(2016) Molly C. Schmelzle et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Early-diverging wood-decaying fungi detected using three complementary sampling methods

(2016) Takashi Shirouzu et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Lake sedimentary DNA accurately records 20thCentury introductions of exotic conifers in Scotland

(2016) Per Sjögren et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Efficacy of Environmental DNA to Detect and Quantify Brook Trout Populations in Headwater Streams of the Adirondack Mountains, New York

(2016) Barry P. Baldigo et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information

(2016) Kristy Deiner et al.   Nature Communications

Critical considerations for the application of environmental DNA methods to detect aquatic species

(2016) Caren S. Goldberg et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Detection of Invasive Mosquito Vectors Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) from Water Samples

(2016) Judith Schneider et al.   PLoS One

A comparison of the wet and dry season DNA-based soil invertebrate community characteristics in large patches of the bromeliad Bromelia pinguin in a primary forest in Costa Rica

(2015) Katie M. McGee et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Environmental DNA as a monitoring tool for the endangered freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera L.): a substitute for classical monitoring approaches?

(2015) Bernhard C. Stoeckle et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Characterizing the distribution of an endangered salmonid using environmental DNA analysis

(2015) Matthew B. Laramie et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Quantification of eDNA shedding rates from invasive bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

(2015) Katy E. Klymus et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

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

(2015) Jeremy Biggs et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Droplet Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Outperforms Real-Time PCR in the Detection of Environmental DNA from an Invasive Fish Species

(2015) Hideyuki Doi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Improving efficiency and reliability of environmental DNA analysis for silver carp

(2015) Jon J. Amberg et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Quantification of mesocosm fish and amphibian species diversity via environmental DNA metabarcoding

(2015) Nathan T. Evans et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

A critical evaluation of how ancient DNA bulk bone metabarcoding complements traditional morphological analysis of fossil assemblages

(2015) Alicia C. Grealy et al.   QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS

MiFish, a set of universal PCR primers for metabarcoding environmental DNA from fishes: detection of more than 230 subtropical marine species

(2015) M. Miya et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Metabarcoding Is Powerful yet Still Blind: A Comparative Analysis of Morphological and Molecular Surveys of Seagrass Communities

(2015) Dominique A. Cowart et al.   PLoS One

Use of Droplet Digital PCR for Estimation of Fish Abundance and Biomass in Environmental DNA Surveys

(2015) Hideyuki Doi et al.   PLoS One

Environmental DNA (eDNA) Sampling Improves Occurrence and Detection Estimates of Invasive Burmese Pythons

(2015) Margaret E. Hunter et al.   PLoS One

Replication levels, false presences and the estimation of the presence/absence from eDNA metabarcoding data

(2014) Gentile F. Ficetola et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Improved Methods for Capture, Extraction, and Quantitative Assay of Environmental DNA from Asian Bigheaded Carp (Hypophthalmichthys spp.)

(2014) Cameron R. Turner et al.   PLoS One

Environmental DNA for wildlife biology and biodiversity monitoring

(2014) Kristine Bohmann et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The application of eDNA for monitoring of the Great Crested Newt in the UK

(2014) Helen C. Rees et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Estimating occupancy and abundance of stream amphibians using environmental DNA from filtered water samples

(2013) David S. Pilliod et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Detecting an elusive invasive species: a diagnostic PCR to detect Burmese python in Florida waters and an assessment of persistence of environmental DNA

(2013) Antoinette J. Piaggio et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Robust Detection of Rare Species Using Environmental DNA: The Importance of Primer Specificity

(2013) Taylor M. Wilcox et al.   PLoS One

Site occupancy models in the analysis of environmental DNA presence/absence surveys: a case study of an emerging amphibian pathogen

(2013) Benedikt R. Schmidt et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Improved detection of an alien invasive species through environmental DNA barcoding: the example of the American bullfrogLithobates catesbeianus

(2012) Tony Dejean et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Sensitivity of detecting environmental DNA

(2012) James W. Casey et al.   Conservation Letters

From molecules to management: Adopting DNA-based methods for monitoring biological invasions in aquatic environments

(2011) John A. Darling et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Meta-barcoding of ‘dirt’ DNA from soil reflects vertebrate biodiversity

(2011) KENNETH ANDERSEN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Monitoring endangered freshwater biodiversity using environmental DNA

(2011) PHILIP FRANCIS THOMSEN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

“Sight-unseen” detection of rare aquatic species using environmental DNA

(2011) Christopher L. Jerde et al.   Conservation Letters

The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments

(2009) S. A. Bustin et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY