Detecting Antarctic and New Zealand vertebrates using environmental DNA (eDNA).

• Main Author: Howell, Lucy Alice
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury 2021
• Subjects: Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Ross Sea; McMurdo Sound; New Zealand; Weddell; Christchurch; Turtle Rock; Antarc*; Antarctica; Orca; Orcinus orca; Weddell Seal; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.26021/10882; https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/101828

Isolated environments can lead to unique biodiversity; however, endemic taxa are often evolutionarily vulnerable to disturbance. While considered very different, both Antarctica and New Zealand face this challenge. To protect these ecosystems, we must first monitor them to assess whether a change fa...