eDNA is being applied to industry right now, and there is plenty more potential for this exciting technology. We undertake research and development with the aim of continuously improving options for our clients and fostering the adoption of eDNA research more generally across Australia. The EnviroDNA team have contributed to several scientific journals and publications to pave the way forward for eDNA technology.
We also help clients who want to incorporate eDNA into their own R&D. With our strong scientific expertise and extensive experience, led by our technical Director, Dr Andrew Weeks, we can advise on robust project designs to meet the R&D needs of our clients.
Publications
van Rooyen, A., Miller, A.D., Clark, Z., Sherman, C.D.H., Butcher, P.A., Rizzari, J.R. and Weeks, A.R. (2021), Development of an environmental DNA assay for detecting multiple shark species involved in human–shark conflicts in Australia. Environmental DNA, 3: 940-949. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.202
McColl-Gausden, E. F., Weeks, A. R., & Tingley, R. (2020). A field ecologist’s guide to environmental DNA sampling in freshwater environments. Australian Zoologist. https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2019.025
Tingley, R, Coleman, R, Gecse, N, van Rooyen, A, Weeks, A. (2020) Accounting for false positive detections in occupancy studies based on environmental DNA: A case study of a threatened freshwater fish (Galaxiella pusilla). Environmental DNA. 3: 388– 397. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.124
Tingley, R., Greenlees, M., Oertel, S., van Rooyen, A. R., & Weeks, A. R. (2019). Environmental DNA sampling as a surveillance tool for cane toad Rhinella marina introductions on offshore islands. Biological Invasions.
Lugg, W. H., Griffiths, J., van Rooyen, A. R., Weeks, A. R., & Tingley, R. (2018). Optimal survey designs for environmental DNA sampling. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12951
Guillera-Arroita, G., Lahoz-Monfort, J. J., van Rooyen, A. R., Weeks, A. R., & Tingley, R. (2017). Dealing with false-positive and false-negative errors about species occurrence at multiple levels. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
Smart, A. S., Weeks, A. R., van Rooyen, A. R., Moore, A., McCarthy, M. A., & Tingley, R. (2016). Assessing the cost-efficiency of environmental DNA sampling. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
Smart, A. S., Tingley, R., Weeks, A. R., Van Rooyen, A. R., & McCarthy, M. A. (2015). Environmental DNA sampling is more sensitive than a traditional survey technique for detecting an aquatic invader. Ecological Applications.
Tingley, R., Weeks, A. R., Smart, A. S., van Rooyen, A. R., Woolnough, A. P., & McCarthy, M. A. (2014). European newts establish in Australia, marking the arrival of a new amphibian order. Biological Invasions.