Implementation of eDNA metabarcoding as an innovative tool for biomonitoring fish communities in lotic waters Ghent University
Biomonitoring of fish fauna using environmental DNA methods (eDNA; sampling of shed DNA in water and detection of fish species via molecular techniques) could serve as a complementary technique to conventional, invasive, costly and time-consuming methods. Integration of eDNA metabarcoding (investigating the composition of entire fish communities) into existing regulatory monitoring frameworks, requires further insights and the development of ...