The CALeDNA program: Citizen scientists and researchers inventory California's biodiversity

Rachel S. Meyer; Miroslava Munguia Ramos; Meixi Lin; Teia M. Schweizer; Zachary Gold; Dannise Ruiz Ramos; Sabrina Shirazi; Gaurav Kandlikar; Wai Yin Kwan; Emily E. Curd; Amanda Freise; Jordan Moberg Parker; Jason P. Sexton; Regina Wetzer; N. Dean Pentcheff; Adam R. Wall; Lenore Pipes; Ana Garcia- Vedrenne; Maura Palacios Mejia; Tiara Moore; Chloe Orland; Kimberly M. Ballare; Anna Worth; Eric Beraut; Emma L. Aronson; Rasmus Nielsen; Harris A. Lewin; Paul H. Barber; Jeff Wall; Nathan Kraft; Beth Shapiro; Robert K. Wayne

doi:10.3733/ca.2021a0001

The CALeDNA program: Citizen scientists and researchers inventory California's biodiversity

Rachel S. Meyer, Miroslava Munguia Ramos, Meixi Lin, Teia M. Schweizer, Zachary Gold, Dannise Ruiz Ramos, Sabrina Shirazi, Gaurav Kandlikar, Wai Yin Kwan, Emily E. Curd, Amanda Freise, Jordan Moberg Parker, Jason P. Sexton, Regina Wetzer, N. Dean Pentcheff, Adam R. Wall, Lenore Pipes, Ana Garcia- Vedrenne, Maura Palacios Mejia, Tiara MooreChloe Orland, Kimberly M. Ballare, Anna Worth, Eric Beraut, Emma L. Aronson, Rasmus Nielsen, Harris A. Lewin, Paul H. Barber, Jeff Wall, Nathan Kraft, Beth Shapiro, Robert K. Wayne

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Abstract

Climate change is leading to habitat shifts that threaten species persistence throughout California's unique ecosystems. Baseline biodiversity data would provide opportunities for habitats to be managed under short-term and long-term environmental change. Aiming to provide biodiversity data, the UC Conservation Genomics Consortium launched the California Environmental DNA (CALeDNA) program to be a citizen and community science biomonitoring initiative that uses environmental DNA (eDNA, DNA shed from organisms such as from fur, feces, spores, pollen or leaves). Now with results from 1,000 samples shared online, California biodiversity patterns are discoverable. Soil, sediment and water collected by researchers, undergraduates and the public reveal a new catalog of thousands of organisms that only slightly overlap with traditional survey bioinventories. The CALeDNA website lets users explore the taxonomic diversity in different ways, and researchers have created tools to help people new to eDNA to analyze community ecology patterns. Although eDNA results are not always precise, the program team is making progress to fit it into California's biodiversity management toolbox, such as for monitoring ecosystem recovery after invasive species removal or wildfire.

Original language	English
Journal	California Agriculture
Volume	75
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	20-32
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0008-0845
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.2021a0001
Publication status	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Meyer, R. S., Ramos, M. M., Lin, M., Schweizer, T. M., Gold, Z., Ramos, D. R., Shirazi, S., Kandlikar, G., Kwan, W. Y., Curd, E. E., Freise, A., Parker, J. M., Sexton, J. P., Wetzer, R., Pentcheff, N. D., Wall, A. R., Pipes, L., Garcia- Vedrenne, A., Mejia, M. P., ... Wayne, R. K. (2021). The CALeDNA program: Citizen scientists and researchers inventory California's biodiversity. California Agriculture, 75(1), 20-32. https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.2021a0001

The CALeDNA program : Citizen scientists and researchers inventory California's biodiversity. / Meyer, Rachel S.; Ramos, Miroslava Munguia; Lin, Meixi; Schweizer, Teia M.; Gold, Zachary; Ramos, Dannise Ruiz; Shirazi, Sabrina; Kandlikar, Gaurav; Kwan, Wai Yin; Curd, Emily E.; Freise, Amanda; Parker, Jordan Moberg; Sexton, Jason P.; Wetzer, Regina; Pentcheff, N. Dean; Wall, Adam R.; Pipes, Lenore; Garcia- Vedrenne, Ana; Mejia, Maura Palacios; Moore, Tiara; Orland, Chloe; Ballare, Kimberly M.; Worth, Anna; Beraut, Eric; Aronson, Emma L.; Nielsen, Rasmus; Lewin, Harris A.; Barber, Paul H.; Wall, Jeff; Kraft, Nathan; Shapiro, Beth; Wayne, Robert K.

In: California Agriculture, Vol. 75, No. 1, 2021, p. 20-32.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

Meyer, RS, Ramos, MM, Lin, M, Schweizer, TM, Gold, Z, Ramos, DR, Shirazi, S, Kandlikar, G, Kwan, WY, Curd, EE, Freise, A, Parker, JM, Sexton, JP, Wetzer, R, Pentcheff, ND, Wall, AR, Pipes, L, Garcia- Vedrenne, A, Mejia, MP, Moore, T, Orland, C, Ballare, KM, Worth, A, Beraut, E, Aronson, EL, Nielsen, R, Lewin, HA, Barber, PH, Wall, J, Kraft, N, Shapiro, B & Wayne, RK 2021, 'The CALeDNA program: Citizen scientists and researchers inventory California's biodiversity', California Agriculture, vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 20-32. https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.2021a0001

Meyer, Rachel S. ; Ramos, Miroslava Munguia ; Lin, Meixi ; Schweizer, Teia M. ; Gold, Zachary ; Ramos, Dannise Ruiz ; Shirazi, Sabrina ; Kandlikar, Gaurav ; Kwan, Wai Yin ; Curd, Emily E. ; Freise, Amanda ; Parker, Jordan Moberg ; Sexton, Jason P. ; Wetzer, Regina ; Pentcheff, N. Dean ; Wall, Adam R. ; Pipes, Lenore ; Garcia- Vedrenne, Ana ; Mejia, Maura Palacios ; Moore, Tiara ; Orland, Chloe ; Ballare, Kimberly M. ; Worth, Anna ; Beraut, Eric ; Aronson, Emma L. ; Nielsen, Rasmus ; Lewin, Harris A. ; Barber, Paul H. ; Wall, Jeff ; Kraft, Nathan ; Shapiro, Beth ; Wayne, Robert K. / The CALeDNA program : Citizen scientists and researchers inventory California's biodiversity. In: California Agriculture. 2021 ; Vol. 75, No. 1. pp. 20-32.

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