This guide shows how to publish DNA-derived spatiotemporal biodiversity data and make it discoverable through national and global biodiversity data discovery platforms. Based on experiences from Australia, Norway, Sweden, UNITE, and GBIF.
In practice, however, the presence of DNA in the environmental sample depends on the habitat selection, the body size, morphology and activity level of the organism, and the sampling methods used to capture it (Taberlet et al. 2018) as well as the stage of DNA degradation.
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In practice, however, the presence of DNA in the environmental sample depends on an organisms habitat selection, body size, morphology and activity level. Also, the sampling methods used to capture the DNA (Taberlet et al. 2018) and the stage of DNA degradation can affect the presence of DNA.
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In the following section: https://docs.gbif-uat.org/publishing-dna-derived-data/1.3/en/#environmental-dna-as-a-source-for-dna-derived-occurrence-data
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