Research study tests Environmental DNA (eDNA) approaches to detecting arboreal mammals in the EcoPreserve
Researchers swab the trunk of an ailanthus tree to then bring back to the lab to analyze for traces of animal DNA A team from Dr. Julie Lockwood’s research lab used the EcoPreserve and Jockey Hollow National Historical Park to test the efficacy of sampling environmental DNA from trees and soil to detect cryptic arboreal mammals. The eDNA results form the EcoPreserve compared favorably with the Snapshot USA wildlife cam monitoring conducted by Dr. Rick Lathrop’s and bat surveys conducted…