eDNA sampling of hold water detects bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) on barges used to transport juvenile salmon and steelhead along the Columbia River, 2025
October 28, 2026
This dataset includes field, extraction, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) data for an environmental DNA (eDNA) study conducted on barges used to transport juvenile salmon and steelhead. Water was sampled from barge holds with controlled additions of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) inside net pens.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Title | eDNA sampling of hold water detects bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) on barges used to transport juvenile salmon and steelhead along the Columbia River, 2025 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P1WMK2B7 |
| Authors | David Pilliod, Tiffany M Stoeckig-Dixon, Christopher A Peery, Steven R Lee, Kristina J Parker, Amanda J Boone, Jayde L Dempsey, Amethyst B Tagney |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC) Headquarters |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |