https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7 en-us 2018-03-05 01:53:09 UTC 2018-03-05 03:38:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/91810442/4eab4ab0d7f4cb776574703dd4e24fd6/giraffe_icon.svg mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237900145 Basically, it is the ability to collect DNA without getting it directly from the organism (USGS,2018). This DNA process allows you to acquire genetic material from the environment (Thomsen, Willerslev, 2015)]]> 2018-03-05 02:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237900145 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237900913 There are minute traces of DNA through excreted waste or sloughed off skin cells that are left behind in water and on land (USGS,2018).]]> 2018-03-05 02:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237900913 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237901982 It's roots are based in the study of soil microbiology (Strickler, 2015).]]> 2018-03-05 02:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237901982 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237903957 The population of prairie dog colonies is only at 2% of their historical population (CPW, 2017).]]> 2018-03-05 02:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237903957 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237904046 The prairie dog is listed as a "pest" and can be removed if on private land, despite the fact that they are a keystone species with over 100 other species dependent on their existence (CPW, 2017).]]> 2018-03-05 02:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237904046 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237904250 Possibly more conservation efforts could be put into place if eDNA could show the amount of other species that utilize the colony. This scientific data could bring awareness to the general public about the need for these colonies.]]> 2018-03-05 02:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237904250 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237904671 If eDNA could show activity of more endangered species that live near the colony (black-footed ferret), this my enable for certain areas to be federally protected (Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge).]]> 2018-03-05 02:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237904671 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237905333 Provides observation techniques to areas that are not as easily accessible or the species might be nocturnal or illusive (USGS, 2018).]]> 2018-03-05 02:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237905333 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237905633 Has the potential to show if a species is no longer using a specific ecosystem, migration patterns, or expanding an existing habitat (USGS, 2018).]]> 2018-03-05 02:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237905633 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237905952 The eDNA approach, in the near future, will be able to survey entire biodiversity patterns, not just a single species (Thomsen, Willerslev, 2015).]]> 2018-03-05 02:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237905952 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237906794 In modern ecosystems, eDNA has a short degradation time (Thomsen, Willerslev, 2015).]]> 2018-03-05 02:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237906794 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237907021 Can reveal DNA from extinct and extant animals and plants (Thomsen, Willerslev, 2015).]]> 2018-03-05 02:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237907021 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237908000 The risk of contamination and getting a false positive result (Thomsen, Willerslev, 2015).]]> 2018-03-05 02:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237908000 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237908271 Living or dead organisms? Juvenile or adult stage? (Thomsen, Willerslev, 2015).]]> 2018-03-05 03:01:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237908271 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237908657 In a more diverse ecosystem, targeting one specific organism is costly (Thomsen, Willerslev, 2015).]]> 2018-03-05 03:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237908657 mfitch51 https://padlet.com/mfitch51/dnzoxl7up4a7/wish/237909448 Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 2015. Retrieved from internet: http://www.cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/SOC-Black-tailedPrairieDog.aspx

Strickler, K., 2015. Environmental DNA helps scientists find rare aquatic species. Biological Conservation. February 2.

Thomsen, P.F., Willerslev, E. 2015. Environmental DNA- An emerging tool in conservation for monitoring past and present biodiversity. Biological Conservation. Retrieved form internet: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.019

United States Geological Survey, 2018. Retrieved from internet: https://www2.usgs.gov/ecosystems/genetics_genomics/edna.html


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