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The Aquatic eDNAtlas Project - Young, Michael K.; Isaak, Daniel J.; Schwartz, Michael K.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Nagel, David E.; Franklin, Thomas W.; Greaves, Samuel E.; Dysthe, J. Caleb; Pilgrim, Kristine L.; Chandler, Gwynne L.; Wollrab, Sherry P.; Carim, Kellie J.; Wilcox, Taylor M.; Parkes-Payne, Sharon L.; Horan, Dona L. 2018. Species occurrence data from the aquatic eDNAtlas database. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. Updated 31 July 2020. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0010. [Supporting Science]

Bull Trout eDNA Project - Young, Michael K.; Isaak, Daniel J.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Schwartz, Michael K.; Carim, Kellie J.; Fredenberg, W.; Wilcox, Taylor M.; Franklin, T.; Chandler, Gwynne L.; Nagel, David E.; Parkes-Payne, Sharon L.; Horan, Dona L.; Wollrab, Sherry P. 2017. Species occurrence data from the Range-Wide Bull Trout eDNA Project. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. Updated 24 July 2020. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0038 [Suporting Science]

National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation - The National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation is a state-of-the art facility for advanced research providing expertise in DNA sequencing and environmental and forensic DNA sampling. The Center is designed for cross-agency partnerships to provide cost-effective and reliable genetic and genomic data for species monitoring.

AWAE Peer-reviewed eDNA Publications

1. Eby LA, Helmy O, Holsinger LM, Young MK. 2014. Evidence of climate-induced range contractions in Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus in a Rocky Mountain watershed, USA. PloS ONE, 9, e98812.
2. Carim, K. J.; Christianson, K. R.; McKelvey, K. S.; Pate, W. M.; Silver, D. B.; Johnson, B. M.; Galloway, B. T.; Young, M. K.; Schwartz, M. K. 2016. Environmental DNA marker development with sparse biological information: A case study on opossum shrimp (Mysis diluviana). PLoS ONE. 11: e0161664.
3. Carim, Kellie J.; Dysthe, J. Caleb; Young, Michael K.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2017. A noninvasive tool to assess the distribution of Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) in the Columbia River basin. PLoS ONE. 12(1): e0169334.
4. Carim, K.J., Dysthe, J.C., McLellan, H., Young, M.K., McKelvey, K.S. and Schwartz, M.K., 2019. Using environmental DNA sampling to monitor the invasion of nonnative Esox lucius (northern pike) in the Columbia River basin, USA. Environmental DNA 1:215-226.
5. Carim, K. J.; Dysthe, J. C. S.; Young, M. K.; McKelvey, K. S.; Schwartz, M. K. 2016. An environmental DNA assay for detecting Arctic grayling in the upper Missouri River basin, North America. Conservation Genetics Resources. doi: 10.1007/s12686-016-0531-1.
6. Carim, Kellie J.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Young, Michael K.; Wilcox, Taylor M.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2016. A protocol for collecting environmental DNA samples from streams. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-355. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 18 p.
7. Carim, K. J.; Wilcox, T. M.; Anderson, M.; Lawrence, D.; Young, M. K.; McKelvey, K. S.; Schwartz, M. K. 2016. An environmental DNA marker for detecting nonnative brown trout (Salmo trutta). Conservation Genetics Resources, 8, 259-261.
8. Dysthe JC, Carim KJ, Franklin TW, Kikkert D, Young MK, McKelvey KS, Schwartz MK. 2018. Molecular detection of northern leatherside chub (Lepidomeda copei) DNA in environmental samples. Northwest Science, 78, 92–99.
9. Dysthe, Joseph C.; Carim, Kellie J.; Paroz, Yvette M.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Young, Michael K.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2016. Quantitative PCR assays for detecting loach minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis) and spikedace (Meda fulgida) in the southwestern United States. PLoS One. 11: e0162200.
10. Dysthe, Joseph C.; Carim, Kellie J.; Ruggles, Michael; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Young, Michael K.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2017. Environmental DNA assays for the sister taxa aauger (Sander canadensis) and walleye (Sander vitreus). PLoS ONE 12: e0176459.
11. Dysthe, Joseph C.; Rodgers, Torrey; Franklin, Thomas W.; Carim, Kellie J.; Young, Michael K.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Mock, Karen, E.; Schwartz, Michael K. . 2018. Repurposing environmental DNA samples—detecting the western pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata) as a proof of concept. Ecology and Evolution. 00:1–12. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3898.
12. Franklin, Thomas W.; Dysthe, Joseph C.; Golden, Michael; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Hossack, Blake R.; Carim, Kellie J.; Tait, Cynthia; Young, Michael K.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2018. Inferring presence of the western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) species complex using environmental DNA. Global Ecology and Conservation. 15: e00438.
13. Franklin, Thomas W.; Dysthe, Joseph C.; Rubenson, Erika S.; Carim, Kellie J.; Olden, Julian D.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Young, Michael K.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2018. A non-invasive sampling method for detecting non-native smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Northwest Science. 92(2): 149-157.
14. Franklin, T.W., Wilcox, T.M., McKelvey, K.S., Greaves, S.E. Dysthe, J.C., Young M.K., Schwartz M.K. 2019. Repurposing Environmental DNA Samples to Verify the Distribution of Rocky Mountain Tailed Frogs in the Warm Springs Creek Basin, Montana. Northwest Science. 93(1): pp.85-92.
15. Jane SF, Wilcox TM, McKelvey KS, Young MK, Schwartz MK, Lowe WH, Letcher BH, Whiteley AR. 2015. Distance, flow, and PCR inhibition: eDNA dynamics in two headwater streams. Molecular Ecology Resources, 15. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12285.
16. McKelvey KS, Young MK, Knotek WL, Carim KJ, Wilcox TM, Padgett-Stewart TM, Schwartz MK. 2016. Sampling large geographic areas for rare species using environmental DNA: a study of bull trout Salvelinus confluentus occupancy in western Montana. Journal of Fish Biology. doi:10.1111/jfb.12863.
17. Padgett-Stewart, Ticha M.; Wilcox, Taylor M.; Carim, Kellie J.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Young, Michael K.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2016. An eDNA assay for river otter detection: A tool for surveying a semi-aquatic mammal. Conservation Genetics Resources. 8: 5-7.
18. Schwartz, Michael K.; Penaluna, Brooke E.; Wilcox, Taylor M. 2017. eDNA - Not just for fisheries biologists anymore. The Wildlife Professional. November/December 2017. Online: http://wildlife.org/not-just-for-fisheries-biologists-anymore/.
19. Wilcox TM, Carim KJ, McKelvey KS, Young MK, Schwartz MK .2015a. The dual challenges of generality and specificity when developing environmental DNA markers for species and subspecies of Oncorhynchus. PLoS ONE, 10, e142008.
20. Wilcox TM, McKelvey KS, Young MK, Jane SF, Lowe WH, Whiteley AR, Schwartz MK. 2013. Robust detection of rare species using environmental DNA: the importance of primer specificity. PLoS ONE, 8, e59520.
21. Wilcox TM, Schwartz MK, McKelvey KS, Young MK, Lowe WH. 2014. A blocking primer increases specificity in environmental DNA detection of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus). Conservation Genetics Resources, 6, 283–284.
22. Wilcox, T.M., K. J. Carim, M. K. Young, K. S. McKelvey, T. W. Franklin, M. K. Schwartz. 2018. Comment: The Importance of Sound Methodology in Environmental DNA Sampling. North American Journal of Fisheries Management DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10055.
23. Wilcox TM, McKelvey KS, Young MK, Lowe WH, Schwartz MK. 2015b. Environmental DNA particle size distribution from Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). Conservation Genetics Resources. DOI 10.1007/s12686-015-0465-z.
24. Wilcox, T.M., Young, M.K., McKelvey, K.S., Isaak, D.J., Horan, D.L. and Schwartz, M.K., 2018. Fine-scale environmental DNA sampling reveals climate-mediated interactions between native and invasive trout species. Ecosphere. 9: e02500. 
25. Wilcox TM, McKelvey KS, Young MK, Sepulveda AJ, Shepard BB, Jane SF, Whiteley AR, Lowe WH, Schwartz MK. 2016. Understanding environmental DNA detection probabilities: a case study using a stream-dwelling char Salvelinus fontinalis. Biological Conservation, 194, 209–216.
26. Wilcox, T.M., Zarn, K.E., Piggott, M.P., Young, M.K., McKelvey, K.S. and Schwartz, M.K. 2018. Capture enrichment of aquatic environmental DNA: A first proof of concept. Molecular Ecology Resources 18:1392-1401.
27. Young, Michael K.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Jennings, Tara; Carter, Katie; Cronn, Richard; Keeley, Ernest R.; Loxterman, Janet L.; Pilgrim, Kristine L.; Schwartz, Michael K. 2018. The phylogeography of westslope cutthroat trout. In: Trotter, P.; Bisson, P.; Schultz, L.; Roper, B., eds. Cutthroat Trout: Evolutionary Biology and Taxonomy. Special Publication 36. Bethesda, MD: American Fisheries Society. p. 261-301.

AWAE eDNA Science Spotlights, Briefing Papers, News Releases, and Articles

2020 Science You Can Use bulletin: Black and White and Shed All Over: How eDNA Analysis Can Help to Answer Your Species Questions

April 2020 Adobe Connect webinar: The Aquatic eDNAtlas: A next-generation database for species assessment and monitoring

News Release: World's most impactful researchers list includes Dr. Michael Schwartz of USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station

Science Spotlight : Detection and range delineation of bull trout using environmental DNA

Science Spotlight: DNA barcoding at riverscape scales

Science briefing paper: Detecting Rare Species Using Environmental DNA

Science briefing paper: The rangewide bull trout eDNA project

2017 webinar: Putting aquatic species on the map: The eDNAtlas and Archive for aquatic taxa in Western North America

News Articles:

A Splash of River Water Now Reveals the DNA of All Its Creatures

Is 'eDNA' The Next Big Thing For Wildlife Science?

Use of Aquatic eDNA for many species is spreading across the American West. AP Newswire.