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January 22, 2016

Researchers measure fish abundance in lakes using a few water samples
Quebec City, Canada (SPX) Jan 22, 2016
Researchers from Universite Laval and Quebec's Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks have shown that the DNA suspended in lake water can be used to effectively estimate the abundance of fish living in it. The details of this new approach, which could revolutionize how fish stocks are managed in lakes, are presented in a recent issue of the Journal of Applied Ecology. The team supervised by Professor Louis Bernatchez of Universite Laval's Faculty of Science and Engineering and postdoctoral resear ... read more

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