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DNA barcoding difficulties and challenges
Citation:
PILGRIM, E. DNA barcoding difficulties and challenges. Presented at Southern California Coastal Water Research Project DNA Barcoding Colloquium, Costa Verde, CA, February 17, 2010.
Impact/Purpose:
The objective of this task is to develop molecular indicators to evaluate the integrity and sustainability of aquatic fish, invertebrate, and plant communities (GPRA goal 4.5.2). Specifically, this subtask aims to evaluate methods for the measurement of: fish and invertebrate community composition, especially for morphologically indistinct (cryptic) species population genetic structure of aquatic indicator species and its relationship to landscape determinants of population structure (to aid in defining natural assessment units and to allow correlation of population substructure with regional stressor coverages) genetic diversity within populations of aquatic indicator species, as an indicator of vulnerability to further exposure and as an indicator of cumulative exposure patterns of temporal change in genetic diversity of aquatic indicator species, as a monitoring tool for establishing long-term population trends.
Description:
oral presentation, 2/17/2010, Costa Verde, CA