Tracking Wildlife in the Verde River: Using Environmental DNA, A New Tool for Biodiversity Assessmen

  • When: Thursday, September 13, 2018, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Where: Natural History Institute
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: Visit
  • Age limit: All ages
  • Categories: Community, Lectures

One of the most fundamental pursuits for ecologists is cataloging and characterizing the patterns of life on Earth. Traditionally, this was completed via direct observation or capture of species, which typically includes months of field work conducted by professionals trained to sample particular taxonomic groups (e.g., botanists, ornithologists, entomologists). However, all organisms, from bacteria to humans, leave a genetic fingerprint in their environment, and recent technological advances in environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis are allowing researchers detect these signals in air, water, and soil. Join us for an introduction to eDNA as a monitoring tool, and an exciting first look at our results from a summer spent investigating patterns of fish and wildlife eDNA on the Verde River

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