Impacts of INNS on freshwater ecosystems and ways to mitigate this, such as signal crayfish, mink, or non-native fish

该项目正在利用一系列分子和淡水生态学技术，为南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省沿海湿地特有的濒危无尾两栖动物-皮氏芦苇蛙（Hyperolius pickersgilli）的保护行动提供信息。学生将调查物种的遗传结构，遗传多样性和跨其范围的基因流，通过使用eDNA元编码在每个站点的生态网络，并测量影响物种站点占用的生物和非生物因素，使用这些数据为物种推荐合适的易位位点和方法。"

The project is utilising an array of techniques in molecular and freshwater ecology to inform conservation action for Pickersgill's Reed Frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli), an endangered anuran endemic to coastal wetlands in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. The student will investigate the species' genetic structure, genetic diversity, and gene flow across its range, characterise ecological networks at each site through the use of eDNA metabarcoding, and measure biotic and abiotic factors that influence species site occupancy, using these data to recommend suitable translocation sites and methods for the species."