May 21, 2018
Species identified by DNA Analysis
The Conservation Scats Project, conducted by a team at the University of California, Santa Cruz presented a rare opportunity to identify scats by DNA analysis. See the following link for more information about the project:
http://www.conservationscats.com/
Over 300 scat samples were collected and analyzed for DNA content of both predator and prey. I created the following project on iNaturalist for the samples I collected and had photos for:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/conservation-scats-rancho-san-antonio-osp
Results of the study were published in Oikos - Synthesizing Ecology in January 2018:
