Pacific Northwest Environmental DNA Laboratory
We are a premier environmental DNA (eDNA) laboratory working with federal and non-federal partners to meet goals for early detection of invasive species, natural resources management, conservation, and restoration in the western U.S.
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New Effort - Using Artificial Flowers to Survey for Pollinators at Solar Installations
New Effort - Using Artificial Flowers to Survey for Pollinators at Solar Installations
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments combine science and technology to track biological threats in US waters
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments combine science and technology to track biological threats in US waters
Detecting Invasive and Rare Species with the National Streamflow Network
Detecting Invasive and Rare Species with the National Streamflow Network
Publications
Field trials of an autonomous eDNA sampler in lotic waters Field trials of an autonomous eDNA sampler in lotic waters
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis has become a transformative technology, but sample collection methods lack standardization and sampling at effective frequencies requires considerable field effort. Autonomous eDNA samplers that can sample water at high frequencies offer potential solutions to these problems. We present results from four case studies using a prototype autonomous eDNA...
From eDNA to decisions using a multi-method approach to restoration planning in streams From eDNA to decisions using a multi-method approach to restoration planning in streams
Reintroduction efforts are increasingly used to mitigate biodiversity losses, but are frequently challenged by inadequate planning and uncertainty. High quality information about population status and threats can be used to prioritize reintroduction and restoration efforts and can transform ad hoc approaches into opportunities for improving conservation outcomes at a landscape scale. We...
It’s complicated…environmental DNA as a predictor of trout and char abundance in streams It’s complicated…environmental DNA as a predictor of trout and char abundance in streams
The potential to provide inferences about fish abundance from environmental (e)DNA samples has generated great interest. However, the accuracy of these abundance estimates is often low and variable across species and space. A plausible refinement is the use of common aquatic habitat monitoring data to account for attributes that influence eDNA dynamics. We therefore evaluated the...