Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information

Kristy Deiner; Emanuel A. Fronhofer; Elvira Mächler; Jean-Claude Walser; Florian Altermatt

doi:10.1038/ncomms12544

Nature Communications (Aug 2016)

Environmental DNA reveals that rivers are conveyer belts of biodiversity information

Kristy Deiner,
Emanuel A. Fronhofer,
Elvira Mächler,
Jean-Claude Walser,
Florian Altermatt

Affiliations

Kristy Deiner: Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Emanuel A. Fronhofer: Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Elvira Mächler: Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Jean-Claude Walser: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Genetic Diversity Centre
Florian Altermatt: Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12544
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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DNA of a given organism can be detected from its surroundings. Here, Deiner and colleagues use so-called environmental DNA to estimate biodiversity of both aquatic and terrestrial organisms in and near river.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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