Environmental DNA

Scientific publications

Wilderlab has authored or contributed to a number of published articles connected with our work and research

  • TICI: a taxon-independent community index for eDNA-based ecological health assessment

    PeerJ • 16963

    26 Feb 2024

  • Aerial view of a coral atoll and its lagoon

    Environmental DNA for invasive rat surveillance and biosecurity on islands

    Conservation Science and Practice • e70044

    15 Apr 2025

  • Person completes a checklist on a tablet device

    A Metadata Checklist and Data Formatting Guidelines to Make eDNA FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable)

    ENVIRONMENTAL DNA • VOL 7

    6 JUNE 2025

  • Wetland biodiversity in Aotearoa New Zealand: an eDNA perspective on exotic and non-exotic species

    New Zelaland Journal of Zoology • Vol 52

    5 Jun 2024

  • shady forest river with rocks and rapids

    Promoting Community-Led Monitoring of Taonga (Treasured) Species and Freshwater Health Through eDNA Metabarcoding

    ENVIRONMENTAL DNA • VOL 7

    20 MAY 2025

  • closeup of green leaves on a bush

    Citizen Science and Environmental DNA Reveals Site of an Invasive Paropsisterna beata (Newman) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Population in New Zealand

    NZ JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY • VOL 53

    14 OCT 2026

  • Evaluation of Environmental DNA as a Surveillance Tool for Invasive House Mice (Mus musculus)

    ENVIRONMENTAL DNA • VOL 7

    PUBLISHED 18 FEB 2025

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    From land to sea: Environmental DNA is correlated with long-term water quality indicators in an urbanized estuary

    MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN • VOL 207

    PULISHED OCT 2025

  • Targeted eDNA Metabarcoding Reveals New Populations of a Range-Limited Stonefly

    ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION • VOL 15

    PUBLISHED 3 APRIL 2025

  • Bat box monitoring: testing the efficacy of eDNA to confirm box use

    NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY • VOL 52

    PULISHED 30 OCT 2024

  • pod of hector's dolphins at the surface

    New Insights Into the Population Structure of Hector's Dolphin Revealed Using eDNA

    ENVIRONMENTAL DNA • VOL 6

    PULISHED 14 OCT 2024

  • Optimizing eDNA Replication for Standardized Application in Lotic Systems in Aotearoa, New Zealand

    ENVIRONMENTAL DNA • VOL 6

    PULISHED 7 OCT 2024

  • Marine eDNA sampling from submerged surfaces with paint rollers

    MARINE GENOMICS • VOL 76

    PULISHED AUG 2024

  • eDNA Is a Useful Environmental Monitoring Tool for Assessing Stream Ecological Health

    ENVIRONMENTAL DNA • VOL 6

    PULISHED 28 AUG 2024

  • Research horizons for invasive marine species detection with eDNA/eRNA

    BIOLOGCIAL INVASIONS • VOL 26

    PULISHED 24 JULY 2024

  • Developing an eDNA approach for wetland biomonitoring: Insights on technical and conventional approaches

    ENVIRONMENTAL DNA • VOL 6

    PULISHED 17 JULY 2024

  • No longer a pipe dream: monitoring a cryptic, endangered skink population using passive eDNA

    NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY • VOL 49

    PULISHED 3 SEPT 2025

  • Unveiling the diversity of eukaryotes in the Ross Sea: A comparative analysis

    ENVIRONMENTAL DNA • VOL 5

    PULISHED 6 DEC 2023