Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Conservation Genetics Resources

Volume

10

Issue

4

Publisher

Springer Netherlands

Publication Date

10-19-2017

First Page

1

Last Page

16

Abstract

The North Slope of Alaska contains arctic fish populations that are important for subsistence of local human populations, and are under threat from natural resource extraction and climate change. We designed and evaluated four quantitative PCR assays for the detection of environmental DNA from five Alaskan fish species present on the North Slope of Alaska: burbot (Lota lota), arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma), arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus), and slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus). All assays were designed and tested for species specificity and sensitivity, and all assays detected target species from filtered water samples collected from the field. These assays will enable efficient and economical detection and monitoring of these species in lakes and rivers. This in turn will provide managers with improved knowledge of current distributions and future range shifts associated with climate and development threats, enabling more timely management.

Comments

This is a pre-print of an article published in Conservation Genetics Resources. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-017-0883-1

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