Population genetics from environmental DNA to revolutionise conservation

该项目旨在通过开发环境DNA工具，从简单的环境样本中快速有效地提取整个种群的详细遗传数据，从而彻底改变保护监测。该项目预计将通过提供有关遗传多样性和种群健康的重要信息，大大加强保护管理。预期成果包括以更快的速度和更低的价格收集群体遗传信息的新技术，增强行业和政府解决保护问题的能力。该项目很可能为水生生物保护提供重大利益，传统的监测对许多神秘，难以捉摸或稀有物种造成了问题。

This project aims to revolutionise conservation monitoring by developing environmental DNA tools to rapidly and efficiently extract detailed genetic data on entire populations from a simple environmental sample. This project expects to significantly enhance conservation management by providing critical information on genetic diversity and population health. Expected outcomes include new techniques to collect population genetic information with increased speed and affordability, enhancing the capacity for both industry and government to address conservation questions. This project is likely to provide significant benefits for aquatic conservation, where traditional monitoring proves problematic for many cryptic, elusive or rare species.