Beth Davis: Using eDNA to Monitor Maine’s Rivers

Beth Davis, a graduate student in the University of Maine School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, is exploring the uses of environmental DNA, or eDNA, to monitor fish and invertebrates in freshwater rivers and streams. 

Advised by Andy Rominger, assistant professor of ecological bioinformatics, Davis looks to understand how community ecology in these freshwater ecosystems is impacted by dams and river restoration projects. She is currently focusing on sites regularly sampled by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, the Penobscot Indian Nation Department of Natural Resources and others. 

Read more about Davis on the Maine EPSCoR website.