Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Publication Title
bioRxiv
Abstract
The North Slope of Alaska contains arctic fish populations that are important for subsistence of local human populations, and under threat from natural resource extraction and climate change. We designed and evaluated four quantitative PCR assays for detection of environmental DNA from five Alaskan fish species present on the North Slope of Alaska: burbot (Lota lota), arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma), arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus), and slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus). All assays were designed and tested for species specificity and sensitivity, and all assays detected target species from filtered water samples collected from the field. These assays will enable efficient and economical detection of the above species from lakes and rivers. This in turn will provide managers with improved knowledge of current distributions and future range shifts associated with climate and development threats, enabling more timely management.
Recommended Citation
Rodgers, Torrey W.; Olson, John R.; Klobucar, Stephen L.; and Mock, Karen E., "Quantitative PCR assays for detection of five Alaskan fish species: Lota lota, Salvelinus alpinus, Salvelinus malma, Thymallus arcticus, and Cottus cognatus from environmental DNA" (2017). School of Natural Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations. 63.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/sns_fac/63
Comments
Preprint version. The final version of this article is published in Conservation Genetics Resources by Springer. Available via doi: 10.1007/s12686-017-0883-1.
The preprint version of the article is made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.