Tiny endangered shrimp may get big hand from environmental DNA testing
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
The San Diego fairy shrimp, a miniscule, puddle-dwelling crustacean that provides food for migrating birds, is nearing extinction as humans continue to encroach on its wetlands habitat. But a new approach to tracking the shrimp's population numbers may give conservationists a boost in protecting the species, according to a UCLA study.