SynthesisMolecular ecology resources2022
Systematic review and meta-analysis: Water type and temperature affect environmental DNA decay.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis: Water type and temperature affect environmental DNA decay.Molecular ecology resources · 2022Pooled it
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- Characterizing the diversity and distribution of tropical coastal blue carbon using environmental DNA.iScience · 2025Article
- Monitoring Fish Biodiversity in the Pelagic Zone of the Western Indian Ocean Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding.Biology · 2025Article
- Differential decay of multiple environmental nucleic acid components.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Impact of Surface Adsorption on DNA Structure and Stability: Implications for Environmental DNA Interactions with Iron Oxide Surfaces.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2024Article
- Experimental assessment of Acanthopagrus schlegelii biomass based on environmental DNA technology.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Comparison Between Environmental DNA Metabarcoding and Traditional Survey Method to Identify Community Composition and Assembly of Stream Fish.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
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Abstract
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has been used in a variety of ecological studies and management applications. The rate at which eDNA decays has been widely studied but at present it is difficult to disentangle study-specific effects from factors that universally affect eDNA degradation. To address this, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted on aquatic eDNA studies. Analysis revealed eDNA decayed faster at higher temperatures and in marine environments (as opposed to freshwater). DNA type (mitochondrial or nuclear) and fragment length did not affect eDNA decay rate, although a preference for <200 bp sequences in the available literature means this relationship was not assessed with longer sequences (e.g. >800 bp). At present, factors such as ultraviolet light, pH, and microbial load lacked sufficient studies to feature in the meta-analysis. Moving forward, we advocate researching these factors to further refine our understanding of eDNA decay in aquatic environments.
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