Detection of Seagrass Pathogens Using Environmental DNA (eDNA), North Pacific, 2016-present

Current Citation:
Menning, D.M., Pierson, B.J., Ward, D.H., Sage, G.K., Gravley, M.C., and Talbot, S.L., 2020, Detection of seagrass pathogens using environmental DNA (eDNA), North Pacific, 2016-present (ver. 2.0, April 2021):  U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9T69I3V

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Version 1.0 posted online April, 2020

Original Citation:
Menning, D. M., Pierson, B. J. and Talbot, S. L., 2020, Detection of seagrass pathogens using environmental DNA (eDNA), North Pacific, 2016-present (ver. 1.0, April 2020): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9T69I3V

Initial data release of data collected to test the feasibility of using environmental DNA (eDNA) samples to detect seagrass pathogens that might be useful in future studies across the broad geographic distribution of eelgrass (Zostera marina).

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Version 2.0 posted online April 2021

Changes in version 2.0

1.  NCBI combined multiple BioSample_Accessions for each BioProject_Sample_Name since version 1.0 was released.  Therefore, single, active BioSample_Accessions were confirmed and inactive BioSample_Accessions removed from version 2.0 data.  

2.  163 additional samples have been added representing eelgrass, sediment, and water column samples from additional locations including Notsuke Wan (Cove) Japan; Safety Sound, Port Moller, Chignik Lagoon, Frederick Sound, Alaska; as well as additional samples from Grant Point in Izembek Lagoon, Alaska.

3.  Minor updates to descriptions within the XML metadata.

4.  An attribute delineating data included in version 1.0 from those added in this version 2.0 has been added.

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