Description
Happy summer! This issue of LakeLine explores alternative methods of species identification in aquatic systems. Environmental DNA, or eDNA, has proven to be a useful tool in cataloguing which species are present in a waterbody, confirming the identification of a species, and gaining a better understanding of species diversity within a family of plants, and much more.
Click the links below to view the full issue or the articles on their own:
- LakeLine 46-2 Full
- From the Editor
Amy Smagula - From the President
Julie Chambers - What is eDNA?
Alison Watts - Beyond what meets the eye: DNA barcoding and aquatic plant identification
Ryan A. Thum, Gregory M. Chorak, Del Hannay, Zachary J. Kuzniar, and Ashley L. Wolfe - Plant identification using DNA “barcodes”
Nic Tippery - Meteorology, climatology, & lakes: Why weather context belongs in lake assessments
Rick Sherma - Student Corner – Voices from the Water: Fishers’ Ecological Knowledge and Governance Gaps on Lake Victoria, Kenya
Edwin O. Wagah - “Lakespert” – Using eDNA as a Field Work Companion
Guest Author: Ashley Bruhn
