What Can DNA in the Environment Tell Us About an Ecosystem?

In this article a team from Lakes380 explain how eDNA is used to detect species and describe the advantages and disadvantages of this method. Read the article here.

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Check out these new eDNA posters! eDNA is an ama

Check out these new eDNA posters!

eDNA is an amazing new tool that can help us understand and protect the taiao (environment) - but it can't do everything. It needs to be used to complement other techniques and aligned with Indigenous and local knowledge. These new posters highlight these benefits and provide suggestions on some questions to ask before launching into an eDNA based project!

Email us for a high resolution PDF that you can print out. eDNA@cawthron.org.nz

When working with eDNA projects we like to co-design the project with our partners. We also love sharing our knowledge and helping train the next generation of scientists to become sentinels of the taiao.

#lake #eDNA #ecology #molecularecology #freshwater #lakes380 #cawthron #gnsscience #instaScience⁠ #NZscience

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