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Future collaborations between NEON and the U.S. EPA: linking molecular genomics for bioassessment with national ecological data sets
Citation:
PILGRIM, E. Future collaborations between NEON and the U.S. EPA: linking molecular genomics for bioassessment with national ecological data sets. Presented at Society of Freshwater Science, Louisville, KY, May 20 - 24, 2012.
Impact/Purpose:
Outline the goals for applications of DNA barcoding and other molecular genomics for biological monitoring; discuss the linkage between genomics data and the ecological data collected by the observatory network. NEON's long-term and nationwide monitoring plans will provide crucial data for ground-truthing 21st century molecular ecogenomics applications.
Description:
Molecular taxonomic techniques such as DNA barcoding offer interesting new capabilities for studying community biodiversity for applications like biological monitoring. Beyond DNA barcoding, new DNA sequencing technologies (i.e. Next-Generation Sequencing) present even greater possibilities for studying ecogenomics of aquatic ecosystems. For these new molecular genetic techniques to be relevant for future environmental applications, this genomic data must be coupled with sound ecological data. The long-term monitoring plans of NEON provide an excellent opportunity to collect said high-quality ecological data.