All Outputs (2)

The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for the detection and monitoring of the critically endangered European eel, Anguilla anguilla (2023)
Thesis
Weldon, L. The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for the detection and monitoring of the critically endangered European eel, Anguilla anguilla. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9259727

The European eel Anguilla anguilla, is currently classified as critically endangered (IUCN Red List). In the UK the eel population is estimated at less than 5% of numbers observed in the 1980s and this trend is reflected throughout its European fresh... Read More about The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for the detection and monitoring of the critically endangered European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

A comparison of European eel Anguilla anguilla eDNA concentrations to fyke net catches in five Irish lakes (2020)
Journal Article
Weldon, L., O’Leary, C., Steer, M., Newton, L., Macdonald, H., & Sargeant, S. L. (2020). A comparison of European eel Anguilla anguilla eDNA concentrations to fyke net catches in five Irish lakes. Environmental DNA, 2(4), 587-600. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.91

The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is classified as critically endangered by the IUCN. To protect what remains of the European eel population, accurate monitoring methods for this species are important. Environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques are gaini... Read More about A comparison of European eel Anguilla anguilla eDNA concentrations to fyke net catches in five Irish lakes.