eDNA Biodiversity Detection
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Evidence & Context
An aquaculture system has fallen below the critical threshold for environmental health if its associated eDNA profile exhibits one or more of the following characteristics: A significant collapse in taxonomic richness (alpha diversity) compared to appropriate, pre-established baseline and reference sites.
eDNA Biodiversity Detection (Compositional Profile)
A critical threshold indicating environmental health decline in aquaculture systems, marked by a significant collapse in taxonomic richness detected via eDNA compared to baseline and reference sites.
Based on the Pearson-Rosenberg model of organic enrichment leading to hypoxic/anoxic conditions and subsequent biological collapse.
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A global monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for regenerative and restorative aquaculture
View SourceBeyond Detection – The Future of eDNA Research (Post-Event Summary)
View SourceUsing environmental DNA to study fishes - CSIRO
View SourceIdentifying error and accurately interpreting environmental DNA metabarcoding results A case study to detect vertebrates at arid zone waterholes
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Estuarine fishes associated with intertidal oyster reefs characterized using environmental DNA and baited remote underwater video
View SourceGlobal Principles of Restorative Aquaculture - The Nature
View SourceAquatic environmental DNA: A review of the macro-organismal biomonitoring revolution
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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) technology: Fisheries and aquaculture perspectives - IJAH
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