Mark your calendars! The international conference âPathway to Increase Standards and Competency of eDNA Surveysâ (PISCeS) is returning for a third time to the University of Guelph (June 15 to 17, 2026).
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You donât always need massive datasets to learn something important about nature. While modern ecology often focuses on large-scale âbig data,â a recent study carried out in part by BICS director Dr. Robert Hanner, shows that smaller, less-than-perfect datasets can still reveal important patternsâif analyzed carefully. Researchers examined how changes in habitat and interactions between species affect fish communities, using data from electrofishing surveys and habitat measurements at four sites where the environment had been experimentally altered.
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The second iteration of the international conference âPathway to Increase Standards and Competency of eDNA Surveysâ (PISCeS) was held at the University of Guelph between June 18 and 20, 2023. Academia, regulators, industry, NGOâs, and Indigenous partners were all invited to join in a discussion on public policy, industry strategies and future research on eDNA. The conference also included three panel discussions focused on prominent themes in the eDNA space, and five workshops dedicated to practical eDNA tools and methods. A comprehensive summary of the major themes covered was subsequently published in Genome and is available to review here.
University of Guelph researchers are working to protect and conserve…
