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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-735-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-735-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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18 Feb 2021
Research article |
| 18 Feb 2021
| 18 Feb 2021
Environmental DNA simultaneously informs hydrological and biodiversity characterization of an Alpine catchment
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department of Aquatic Ecology, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
Anham Salyani
Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Jean-Claude Walser
Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Genetic Diversity Centre, CHN E 55 Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Annegret Larsen
Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Soil Geography and Landscape Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
Bettina Schaefli
Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Geography Institute, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
Florian Altermatt
Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department of Aquatic Ecology, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
Natalie Ceperley
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Geography Institute, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- A new flow path: eDNA connecting hydrology and biology D. URycki et al. 10.1002/wat2.1749
- How, What, and Where You Sample Environmental DNA Affects Diversity Estimates and Species Detection A. Kirtane et al. 10.1002/edn3.70042
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10 citations as recorded by crossref.
- A Virological Perspective on the Use of Bacteriophages as Hydrological Tracers P. Florent et al. 10.3390/w14243991
- Hydrodynamics of a high Alpine catchment characterized by four natural tracers A. Michelon et al. 10.5194/hess-27-1403-2023
- A new flow path: eDNA connecting hydrology and biology D. URycki et al. 10.1002/wat2.1749
- How, What, and Where You Sample Environmental DNA Affects Diversity Estimates and Species Detection A. Kirtane et al. 10.1002/edn3.70042
- Microbial community storm dynamics signal sources of “old” stream water D. URycki et al. 10.1371/journal.pone.0306896
- Preparing Aquatic Research for an Extreme Future: Call for Improved Definitions and Responsive, Multidisciplinary Approaches L. Aoki et al. 10.1093/biosci/biac020
- Hydrological Drivers of Bedload Transport in an Alpine Watershed G. Antoniazza et al. 10.1029/2021WR030663
- Swiss data quality: augmenting CAMELS-CH with isotopes, water quality, agricultural and atmospheric data T. do Nascimento et al. 10.1038/s41597-025-05625-1
- Environmental DNA: The next chapter R. Blackman et al. 10.1111/mec.17355
- Anatomy of an Alpine Bedload Transport Event: A Watershed‐Scale Seismic‐Network Perspective G. Antoniazza et al. 10.1029/2022JF007000
Latest update: 29 Jul 2025
Short summary
In this study, we collected water from an Alpine catchment in Switzerland and compared the genetic information of eukaryotic organisms conveyed by eDNA with the hydrologic information conveyed by naturally occurring hydrologic tracers. At the intersection of two disciplines, our study provides complementary knowledge gains and identifies the next steps to be addressed for using eDNA to achieve complementary insights into Alpine water sources.
In this study, we collected water from an Alpine catchment in Switzerland and compared the...
