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A race against time: using environmental DNA to detect specimens of the Rive Redhorse in the Escambia River
University of West Florida Libraries
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2021)
2021
Abstract
River Redhorse
• Suckerfish of the Catostomidae family
• Late spawner that spawns in the middle of April
• facilitates the transfer of matter and energy from the benthic food web to the pelagic food web
• Species of greatest conservation need in the state of Florida
• Found only in the Escambia River in Florida
• Collected from the Escambia River only 3 times in the past 60 years
• Inflexible in habitat requirements and intolerant of pollution and heavy siltation
• The Escambia River has long been polluted by industrial plants. landfills, and septic tanks
Environmental DNA
• Alternate approach to conventional methods of sampling
• Cost and time effective
• Less destructive to habitats
• Detects presence of aquatic species
• consists of sloughed-off skin cells, intestinal cells, scales, and/or mucus extracted from collected water samples
• Rapid degradation time of eDNA makes the tool useful for conservation purposes
Details
- Title
- A race against time: using environmental DNA to detect specimens of the Rive Redhorse in the Escambia River
- Resource Type
- Poster
- Event
- Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2021)
- Contributors
- Dr. Alexis M. Janosik (Faculty Mentor)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090872306600
- Academic Unit
- Biology; Office of Undergraduate Research; 2021 Student Scholars Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase; Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English