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Project Code [2005-PHD5-B-1]

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Project title

Monitoring mammals by Real-time PCR DNA analysis of hair.

Primary Funding Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

n/a

Lead Organisation

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT)

Lead Applicant

Catherine O'Reilly

Project Abstract

In recent years the need to maintain biodiversity has been formally recognized by the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and within the EU by the 1992 EC Habitats Directive. The availability of high quality and reliable information on population size and distribution is one of the cornerstones of effective biodiversity conservation and management. Identification of mammals from field signs can lead to misidentification. This project aims to assess the use of real-time PCR DNA analysis as an analytical tool to monitor mammals from hair samples.

Grant Approved

�75,000.00

Research Hub

Natural Environment

Research Theme

Sectoral Impacts on Biodiversity

Start Date

n/a

Initial Projected Completion Date

n/a