Assessing eDNA Degradation Rates in Deepwater Marine Environments to Determine Persistence Controls and Viability for Species Identifications

Susan Ambrose1, Matthew Galaska2, Alexis M Weinnig3, Adam Hallaj3, Erik E Cordes3, Catherine McFadden4, Andrea Quattrini5, Jill McDermott6 and Santiago Herrera6, (1)Lehigh University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bethlehem, United States, (2)NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, Seattle, United States, (3)Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (4)Harvey Mudd College, United States, (5)Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA, United States, (6)Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, United States