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Air filters reveal hidden biodiversity across landscapes
Scientists report that air quality monitoring stations capture DNA from plants and animals, enabling identification of ecosystems from dust on filter disks. In tests from London and Scotland, researchers identified more than 180 species including grasses fungi deer hedgehogs and pigeons, suggesting existing networks could track biodiversity trends over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Current Biology
Elizabeth Clare
Canada
York University
National Physical Laboratory
Teddington
England
Kristine Bohmann
University of Copenhagen
Bohmann
Clare
London
Scotland
Joanne Littlefair
Queen Mary University of London
Littlefair
James Allerton
Fabian Roger
ETH Zurich
Switzerland