Matching a snail’s pace: successful use of environmental DNA techniques to detect early stages of invasion by the destructive New Zealand mud snail

Woodell, James D.; Neiman, Maurine; Levri, Edward P.

doi:10.1007/s10530-021-02576-7

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“…Additional detections with eDNA sampling on this landscape were consistent with eDNA transport from a nearby, hydrologically connected site with known historical species occurrence. Further, the performance of Pyrgulopsis eDNA sampling here is consistent with the literature on morphologically similar invasive hydrobiid New Zealand Mudsnails ( Potamopyrgus antipodarum ) (Goldberg et al., 2013; Ponce et al., 2021; Woodell et al., 2021). Multiple studies have found that eDNA sampling for P. antipodarum can be effective, even for low density population detection.…”

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“…(2021) reported concordance in eDNA sampling and conventional kick‐net sampling for P. antipodarum across six streams in Washington (USA) and Woodell et al. (2021) reported detection of a new invasion with eDNA sampling in Pennsylvania (USA), which was later confirmed with conventional sampling.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…For example,Goldberg et al (2013), using a taxon-specific qPCR assay, were successful in detection of P. antipodarum at densities as low as one individual per 1.5 L of water. In natural systems,Ponce et al (2021) reported concordance in eDNA sampling and conventional kick-net sampling for P. antipodarum across six streams in Washington (USA) andWoodell et al (2021) reported detection of a new invasion with eDNA sampling in Pennsylvania (USA), which was later confirmed with conventional sampling.…”

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Simultaneous species detection and discovery with environmental DNA metabarcoding: A freshwater mollusk case study

Vanderpool,

Wilcox,

Young

et al. 2024

Ecology and Evolution

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Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling is a powerful tool for rapidly characterizing biodiversity patterns for specious, cryptic taxa with incomplete taxonomies. One such group that are also of high conservation concern are North American freshwater gastropods. In particular, springsnails of the genus Pyrgulopsis (Family: Hydrobiidae) are prevalent throughout the western United States where >140 species have been described. Many of the described species are narrow endemics known from a single spring or locality, and it is believed that there are likely many additional species which have yet to be described. The distribution of these species across the landscape is of interest because habitat loss and degradation, climate change, groundwater mining, and pollution have resulted in springsnail imperilment rates as high as 92%. Determining distributions with conventional sampling methods is limited by the fact that these snails are often <5 mm in length with few distinguishing morphological characters, making them both difficult to detect and to identify. We developed an eDNA metabarcoding protocol that is both inexpensive and capable of rapid, accurate detection of all known Pyrgulopsis species. When compared with conventional collection techniques, our pipeline consistently resulted in detection at sites previously known to contain Pyrgulopsis springsnails and at a cost per site that is likely to be substantially less than the conventional sampling and individual barcoding that has been done historically. Additionally, because our method uses eDNA extracted from filtered water, it is non‐destructive and suitable for the detection of endangered species where “no take” restrictions may be in effect. This effort represents both a tool which is immediately applicable to taxa of high conservation concern across western North America and a case study in the broader application of eDNA sampling for landscape assessments of cryptic taxa of conservation concern.

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Simultaneous species detection and discovery with environmental DNA metabarcoding: A freshwater mollusk case study

Vanderpool,

Wilcox,

Young

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Ecology and Evolution

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“…These results have the potential for application to control of invasive populations of P. antipodarum, and especially populations earlier in the invasion process (e.g. Woodell et al (2021)). These outcomes also suggest value in addressing a role for density dependence in population dynamics of other invasive freshwater taxa.…”

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Invasive freshwater snails are less sensitive to population density than native conspecifics

Lewis Najev,

Neiman

2024

Ecology and Evolution

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Understanding how and why some species or lineages become invasive is critically important for effectively predicting and mitigating biological invasions. Here, we address an important unanswered question in invasion biology: do key life‐history traits of invasive versus native lineages within a species differ in response to key environmental stressors? We focus on the environmental factor of population density, which is a fundamental characteristic of all populations, and investigate how changes in density affect native versus invasive Potamopyrgus antipodarum (New Zealand mudsnail). P. antipodarum has invaded 39 countries and detrimentally affects invaded environments. Previous studies of native and invasive populations and from laboratory experiments have demonstrated that growth and reproduction of P. antipodarum is sensitive to population density, though whether and how this sensitivity varies across native versus invasive lineages remains uncharacterized. We quantified individual growth rate and reproduction in P. antipodarum from multiple distinct native and invasive lineages across three different population density treatments. The growth of native but not invasive lineages decreased as density increased. There was no differential effect of density treatment on embryo production of invasive versus native snails, but a significantly higher proportion of snails were reproductive in high density compared to intermediate density for invasive lineages. In native lineages, there were no significant differences in the relative frequency of reproductive snails across density treatments. While the extent to which these results from our laboratory study can be extrapolated to the more complex natural world remain unclear, our findings are consistent with a scenario where differential sensitivity to population density could help explain why some lineages become successful invaders. Our findings also align with previous studies that show that invasive P. antipodarum lineages exhibit a relatively wide range of tolerance to environmental stressors.

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“…(Hulme, 2006;Davis, 2009). Early detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of invasive species are particularly important because of the benefits for rapid and effective response and the formulation of corresponding prevention and control decisions to curb the spread and expansion of invasive species (Hulme, 2006;Woodell et al, 2021).…”

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Research and prospects of environmental DNA (eDNA) for detection of invasive aquatic species in East Asia

Wang,

Wan,

Qian

2023

Front. Mar. Sci.

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The issue of biological invasions in aquatic ecosystems is becoming increasingly severe in the contemporary world. Due to the lack of monitoring and management systems for aquatic invasive species, the difficulty in identifying aquatic invasive species, and the limited effectiveness of conventional control methods in aquatic environments, biological control in water bodies is comparatively more challenging than other types of interventions. In recent years, environmental DNA (eDNA) survey methods have rapidly developed in various fields, such as biological monitoring, community ecology, paleoenvironmental research, conservation biology, and invasion ecology, due to their unique advantages of being rapid, sensitive, efficient, and non-invasive. Because of these characteristics, this innovative molecular approach has gained wider acceptance and is being increasingly utilized for the detection of biological diversity in aquatic environments. Furthermore, it has emerged as a novel technology to address the pressing and significant issue of aquatic invasive species in the vast freshwater and marine resources of the East Asian region. This paper summarizes a variety of literature sources to summarize the major aquatic invasive species in East Asian countries and the current application status of eDNA technology in their survey processes. Using China as a case study, it expounds on the prospective incorporation of the 4E strategy with eDNA technology for the surveillance of biological invasions. Furthermore, it explores the potential prospects of eDNA technology in species diversity management and policy formulation, offering theoretical guidance for establishing aquatic invasive species monitoring systems. From a technological standpoint, the integration of eDNA technology with the 4E strategy holds significant potential for application, thereby offering a promising reference for the formulation of policies related to the management of aquatic biological invasions and biodiversity.

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Matching a snail’s pace: successful use of environmental DNA techniques to detect early stages of invasion by the destructive New Zealand mud snail

Cited by 11 publications

References 72 publications

Simultaneous species detection and discovery with environmental DNA metabarcoding: A freshwater mollusk case study

Simultaneous species detection and discovery with environmental DNA metabarcoding: A freshwater mollusk case study

Invasive freshwater snails are less sensitive to population density than native conspecifics

Research and prospects of environmental DNA (eDNA) for detection of invasive aquatic species in East Asia

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