Environmental DNA sampling is more sensitive than a traditional survey technique for detecting an aquatic invader

Adam S Smart; Reid Tingley; Andrew R Weeks; Anthony R van Rooyen; Michael A McCarthy

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Environmental DNA sampling is more sensitive than a traditional survey technique for detecting an aquatic invader

Adam S Smart, Reid Tingley, Andrew R Weeks, Anthony R van Rooyen, Michael A McCarthy

ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS | WILEY | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1890/14-1751.1

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The authors would like to thank Adam Kay and Matt Ward for providing logistical support. R. Tingley, A. Smart, and M. McCarthy were supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, M. McCarthy was supported by an ARC Future Fellowship, and A. R. Weeks was supported by an ARC Research Fellowship.