Biodiversity RCN Cedar Creek "BigBio"
BigBio
A collaboration with researchers from the University of Minnesota comparing eDNA with other sampling methods.
Location:
Samples were taken at the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve at the University of Minnesota.
Research Questions:
1. How well does eDNA data represent known biodiversity, planted biomass, and hyperspectral data from drones?
2. How do abiotic factors shape eDNA signals and which factors have the strongest influence?
Undergraduate Researchers: Taylor Hedblad and Emily Soth
Project Details
| Researchers |
Anna
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| Reference barcode database | Crux v2 |
| DRYAD link | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-5797 |
| Decontamination method |
Decontamination was with decontam software using 0.1 prevalence. |
| Primers | 18S, 16S, Fungal_ITS5_5.8S, CO1_Leray, PITS |