INHS Seminar - Stepping out of the water: Environmental DNA applications for terrestrial research
- Event Type
- Seminar/Symposium
- Sponsor
- Illinois Natural History Survey Seminar Committee
- Location
- 1005 Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S Oak Street, Champaign
- Virtual
- Join online
- Date
- Mar 28, 2023 4:00 pm
- Speaker
- Dr. Mark Johnson, Postdoctoral Research Associate, USACE CERL-ERDC
- Contact
- Mark Davis
- davis63@illinois.edu
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This seminar will be held in room 1005 Forbes Natural History Survey, 1816 S Oak Street, Champaign or you may join Zoom here | Meeting ID: 880 3282 0067 | Password: 639797
As environmental DNA (eDNA) research in aquatic systems continues to expand and provide high resolution ecological data, so too do its applications for terrestrial research. In this talk I will discuss my research into two novel utilizations for terrestrial eDNA, including airborne eDNA analysis for the detection of terrestrial plants and animals and residual arthropod eDNA collection from flowering species. These topics highlight the vast ecological potential that can be gained by expanding eDNA research into terrestrial systems.