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Author Taberlet, Pierre, author.

Title Environmental DNA : for biodiversity research and monitoring / Pierre Taberlet, Aurélie Bonin, Lucie Zinger, Eric Coissac
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 253 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Contents Introduction to environmental DNA (eDNA)-- DNA metabarcode choice and design -- Reference databases -- Sampling -- DNA extraction -- DNA amplification and multiplexing -- DNA sequencing -- DNA metabarcoding data analysis -- Single-species detection -- Environmental DNA for functional diversity -- Some early landmark studies -- Freshwater ecosystems -- Marine environments -- Terrestrial ecosystems -- Paleoenvironments -- Host-associated microbiota -- Diet analysis -- Analysis of bulk samples -- The future of eDNA metabarcoding
Summary Environmental DNA (eDNA) refers to DNA that can be extracted from environmental samples (such as soil, water, feces, or air) without the prior isolation of any target organism. The analysis of environmental DNA has the potential of providing high-throughput information on taxa and functional genes in a given environment, and is easily amenable to the study of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. It can provide an understanding of past or present biological communities as well as their trophic relationships, and can thus offer useful insights into ecosystem functioning. The principal objective of this practical handbook is to provide biologists (both students and researchers) with the scientific background necessary to assist with the understanding and implementation of best practices and analyses based on environmental DNA
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Ecological genetics.
Metagenomics.
Genomes -- Analysis
Gene expression -- Analysis
Metagenomics
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Ecological genetics
Metagenomics
Form Electronic book
Author Bonin, Aurélie, 1979- author.
Zinger, Lucie, author.
Coissac, Eric, author.
ISBN 9780191079993
0191079995
9780191821387
0191821381