The WildRwanda is using DNA from soil and water to help keep mountain gorillas safe. #edna
Biodiversity Meets DataYesterday, as part of BMD's workshop, we explored how to use different portals that allow experts to analyse data from camera traps and #eDNA sequences.
🔗 Learn more about the event: bmd-project.eu/news/high-th...
👉 Today marked the start of our High-Throughput Biodiversity Monitoring Workshop: bmd-project.eu/news/high-th...
🌱 Participants took part in demonstrations of #eDNA sampling and camera trap deployment, led by Kristel Panksep, Kessy Abarenkov, and BMD coordinator Niels Reas.
Thünen-Institut🐞 Jedes Lebewesen hinterlässt auf seinem Weg eine unsichtbare Spur: die #eDNA. Sie macht ganze #Ökosysteme und ihre #Biodiversität sichtbar.
Wie ist der aktuelle Forschungsstand zur eDNA?
Wie kann sie stärker in Monitoringprojekte integriert werden?
Die Antworten bekommt ihr im nächsten Thünen-Kolloquium:
https://www.thuenen.de/Kolloquium
KillBait NewsUsing DNA Analysis of Scat to Protect the Critically Endangered Gilbert’s Potoroo
📰 Original title: Scientists use DNA from poop to save the world’s rarest marsupial
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Using DNA Analysis of Scat to Protect the Critically Endangered Gilbert’s Potoroo
Researchers in Western Australia are applying advanced DNA analysis techniques to support conservation efforts for Gilbert’s potoroo, one of the world’s rarest marsupials, with fewer than 150 individuals remaining in the wild. By examining environmental DNA (eDNA) from scat, scientists are able to identify the fungi these marsupials rely on for survival, an essential factor in determining suitable habitats for population recovery. This non-invasive method allows researchers to study the animals' diets without disturbing them and provides valuable insight into how other fungi-eating mammals like quokkas, quendas, and bush rats share overlapping dietary resources. Following the species’ rediscovery in 1994, conservationists have faced challenges in captive breeding due to the potoroo’s selective diet, making wild-to-wild translocations vital. Bushfires in 2015 devastated much of their original habitat, but insurance populations on Bald Island and Waychinicup National Park have safeguarded part of the population. The research highlights the importance of fungi-eating mammals in ecosystem health, as they aid in soil turnover and fungal spore dispersal, which supports plant growth. Identifying locations where these mammals coexist can guide the selection of new translocation sites to ensure long-term survival of Gilbert’s potoroo.
KillBaitUsing DNA Analysis of Scat to Protect the Critically Endangered Gilbert’s Potoroo
📰 Original title: Scientists use DNA from poop to save the world’s rarest marsupial
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️
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Using DNA Analysis of Scat to Protect the Critically Endangered Gilbert’s Potoroo
Researchers in Western Australia are applying advanced DNA analysis techniques to support conservation efforts for Gilbert’s potoroo, one of the world’s rarest marsupials, with fewer than 150 individuals remaining in the wild. By examining environmental DNA (eDNA) from scat, scientists are able to identify the fungi these marsupials rely on for survival, an essential factor in determining suitable habitats for population recovery. This non-invasive method allows researchers to study the animals' diets without disturbing them and provides valuable insight into how other fungi-eating mammals like quokkas, quendas, and bush rats share overlapping dietary resources. Following the species’ rediscovery in 1994, conservationists have faced challenges in captive breeding due to the potoroo’s selective diet, making wild-to-wild translocations vital. Bushfires in 2015 devastated much of their original habitat, but insurance populations on Bald Island and Waychinicup National Park have safeguarded part of the population. The research highlights the importance of fungi-eating mammals in ecosystem health, as they aid in soil turnover and fungal spore dispersal, which supports plant growth. Identifying locations where these mammals coexist can guide the selection of new translocation sites to ensure long-term survival of Gilbert’s potoroo.
Michael ヘビ SteinwandterPreparations for my #BEN_EAF project as visiting scientist at the #JamesHuttonInstitute are still ongoing, but I could hike in the Scottish #Highlands already!
Looking forward to taking #alpine #SoilFauna samples (cores and pitfall traps) and to compare these with #eDNA samplings. 🕷️🧬
#MountainSoilBiodiversity #Scotland #Aberdeenshire #Cairngorms
Sander Turnhout🔻🍉🌳🌱🍄🦟🐈⬛🍓🔥Techniek brengt ons #edna maar bij vleermuizen geeft dat valse positieven en valse negatieven. Dat leidt tot dure maatregelen waar ze misschien helemaal niet nodig zijn en tot 1 tot 2 miljoen dode vleermuizen die stikken in de purschuim. Beide is niet fijn.
Maar kennelijk hebben we haast want voor zorgvuldig handelen is ineens geen tijd meer. Kabinet en Kamer hebben de toetsing met #edna er door geduwd, ondanks negatieve adviezen van zowel ecologen als de #raadvanstate.
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Vleermuisonderzoek met eDNA ondanks zorgen toch goedgekeurd
In een brief aan de Tweede Kamer adviseert de Zoogdiervereniging minister Mona Keijzer en staatssecretaris Jean Rummenie om de Omgevingsregeling die eDNA aanwijst als geschikte methode voor vleermuisonderzoek op te schorten. Er is meer onderbouwing nodig om deze innovatieve methode betrouwbaar in de markt in te kunnen zetten.
Sander Turnhout🔻Techniek brengt ons #edna maar bij vleermuizen geeft dat valse positieven en valse negatieven. Dat leidt tot dure maatregelen waar ze misschien helemaal niet nodig zijn en tot 1 tot 2 miljoen dode vleermuizen die stikken in de purschuim. Beide niet fijn.
Toch hebben Kabinet en Kamer deze werkwijze er vorig jaar doorheen geduwd, ondanks negatieve adviezen van zowel ecologen als de #raadvanstate.
Vleermuisonderzoek met eDNA ondanks zorgen toch goedgekeurd
In een brief aan de Tweede Kamer adviseert de Zoogdiervereniging minister Mona Keijzer en staatssecretaris Jean Rummenie om de Omgevingsregeling die eDNA aanwijst als geschikte methode voor vleermuisonderzoek op te schorten. Er is meer onderbouwing nodig om deze innovatieve methode betrouwbaar in de markt in te kunnen zetten.