Contact
Davíð Gíslason
Project Manager
davidg@matis.is
A conference on new methodologies in conservation biology that uses environmental DNA to assess biodiversity in ecosystems will be held on 2 and 3 October in the meeting room of the Marine Research Institute. This technology helps to overcome some of the shortcomings of other methods and offers a quick and inexpensive way to assess the biological diversity of the ocean.
The origin of eDNA in the ocean is various, but usually the DNA from the organisms comes from skin cells, mucus, eggs, eggs or faeces. Seawater is collected at different depths in the areas under study and the sea is then filtered. The filter contains DNA from organisms that can be analyzed by sequencing technology. Monitoring biodiversity with environmental DNA has many advantages over other methods and the method has proven successful in assessing biodiversity in many ecosystems.
At the conference, Icelandic and foreign experts will present research samples and discuss methods for using the DNA environment to measure and monitor biodiversity.
The conference will be held in the meeting room of the Marine Research Institute from 2 to 3 October 2019 and is open. Registration is a prerequisite for participation.
The conference is sponsored by Ag-Fisk and organized by Davíð Gíslason at Matís and Christopher Pampoulie at the Marine Research Institute.