Resources

This page features resources of interest to eDNA end users and researchers. More resources will become available as the site gets developed further. If you have relevant publications you want to share here, email us at hello@sednasociety.com

Best practice guidelines and manuals

Australia and New Zealand: Environmental DNA protocol development guide for biomonitoring
Australia and New Zealand: Environmental DNA test validation guidelines
Environmental DNA Sampling and Experiment Manual from the Japanese eDNA Society
A practical guide to DNA-based methods for biodiversity assessment from the European Union DNAqua-Net initiative
Environmental DNA applications in biomonitoring and bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems guidelines from the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
Global: Metadata Checklist and Formatting Guidelines for FAIR eDNA data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable)

Recent environmental DNA publications

Darwin eDNA Community of Practice 2025: DNA barcode needs for the Top End – Outcomes from the Darwin eDNA community of Practice Workshop 6 June 2024
Scriver et al. 2023: Harnessing decay rates for coastal marine biosecurity applications: A review of environmental DNA and RNA fate
Adams et al. 2023: Environmental DNA metabarcoding describes biodiversity across marine gradients
De Brauwer et al 2023: Best practice guidelines for environmental DNA biomonitoring in Australia and New Zealand
Uthicke et al. 2022: Developing an effective marine eDNA monitoring: eDNA detection at pre-outbreak densities of corallivorous seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris)
Adams et al. 2022: Environmental DNA reflects common haplotypic variation
Audrezet et al. 2022: Eco-plastics in the sea: succession of micro- and macro-fouling on a biodegradable polymer augmented with oyster shell
DiBattista et al. 2022: Environmental DNA reveals a multi-taxa biogeographic break across the Arabian Sea and Sea of Oman
Ellis et al. 2022: Detecting marine pests using environmental DNA and biophysical models
Rourke et al. 2022: Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool for assessing fish biomass: A review of approaches and future considerations for resource surveys
Villacorta-Rath et al. 2022: Environmental DNA analysis confirms extant populations of the cryptic Irwin’s turtle within its historical range
Wilkes Walburn et al 2022: Robust environmental DNA assay development and validation: A case study with two vulnerable Australian fish
Zaiko et al. 2022: Assessing the performance and efficiency of environmental DNA/RNA capture methodologies under controlled experimental conditions
Zirngibl et al. 2022: A rapid molecular assay for detecting the Mediterranean fanworm Sabella spallanzanii trialed by non-scientist users