Life-DNAquatics

People Involved

Dr Lori Lawson Handley

Environmental DNA – a non-invasive method for target taxa: passive vs targeted detection Feb 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2020
Traditional taxonomic methods are costly, time consuming and require expert knowledge and skill – particularly for lower taxonomic groups. In the last decade, molecular techniques have advanced understanding of relatedness and interactions between sp... Read More about Environmental DNA – a non-invasive method for target taxa: passive vs targeted detection.

Pond biodiversity assessment with environmental DNA: laying the foundations for testing fundamental ecological hypotheses Jun 1, 2016 - Aug 31, 2017
Traditional taxonomic methods are costly, time consuming and require expert knowledge and skill – particularly for lower taxonomic groups. In the last decade, molecular techniques have advanced understanding of relatedness and interactions between sp... Read More about Pond biodiversity assessment with environmental DNA: laying the foundations for testing fundamental ecological hypotheses.

Bioinformatics and training of PDRI’s in eDNA metabarcoding of freshwater fish – Phases 1 &2 Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2022
This is a collaboration with the Institute fro Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The project has been funded through the Czech Science Foundation and we have been named as collaborators to train Czech PDRA's and carry ou... Read More about Bioinformatics and training of PDRI’s in eDNA metabarcoding of freshwater fish – Phases 1 &2.

Optimizing eDNA sampling strategies for the monitoring of water voles Aug 23, 2021 - Dec 31, 2021
This is a small project which has been agreed with the funder without a written proposal.

The work will involve the processing of 45 water samples collected at three different occasion using the eDNA metabarcoding work flow, data analysis and r... Read More about Optimizing eDNA sampling strategies for the monitoring of water voles.