Molecular Ecology ResourcesVolume 21, Issue 5 p. 1405-1409 EDITORIAL Biodiversity monitoring using environmental DNA Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, Corresponding Author [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-6735-6755 Marine Research, AZTI Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Sukarrieta, Bizkaia, SpainSearch for more papers by this authorLucie Zinger, orcid.org/0000-0002-3400-5825 Département d...


 Federal and state agencies have begun using residual genetic information taken from the environment—environmental DNA or eDNA—to help make management regulatory decisions. Environmental can provide water, soil, air samples about living parts of ecosystems with unprecedented scope, in some cases providing broad surveys species present others pinpointing hard-to-find species. However, stan...

This report describes a simple means of detecting trace amounts of gaseous substances in the atmosphere. In the fabrication processes for semiconductor LSIs, production defects occur if gas phase contaminants in the atmosphere stick to the wafer being processed. To overcome this problem, I have developed and am currently applying a contamination sensor that uses a quartz crystal microbalance (Q...

This review presents the principles of conductometric measurements in ionic media and the equivalent electrical circuits of different designs for conductometric measurements. These types of measurements were first applied for monitoring biocatalytic reactions. The use of conductometric microtransducers is then presented and detailed in the case of pollutant detection for environmental monitorin...

Culture-independent approaches, such as next-generation sequencing and microarray-based tools, provide insight into the identity and functional diversity of microbial communities. Although these approaches are potentially powerful tools in understanding microbial structure and function, there are a number of limitations that may bias conclusions. In order to mitigate these biases, an understand...

Remotely sensed data have two significant characteristics. Firstly, they are available in digital form, which allows them to be manipulated by computer. Secondly, they provide a range of information derived from observations made using electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths ranging from those of the visible wavebands (0.4–0.7 μm) to the microwave region (3–30 cm). Modulation of incomi...

Environmental monitoring involves several steps such as sampling, sample handling and sample transportation to specialized laboratories, sample preparation and analysis. Traditional environmental monitoring approaches are based on discrete sampling methods followed by laboratory analysis. These approaches do not improve our understanding of the natural processes governing chemical species behav...

Section l08 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 provided the opportunity and funding to fight water pollution through the use of regional water quality planning. A common requirement of the 208 program is to develop a capability of predicting water quality in the rivers and lakes resulting from existing and potential land-use policies. To achieve this capability, the O...

The monitoring items shall be determined in a scientific and reasonable way according to the environmental standards specifications, purpose of is reflect data system real time, accurately comprehensively. It provides basis for planning macro decision-making. makes feasible economical. Guided by technical route monitoring, combined with practical principle priority principle, comprehensive arra...