Environmental DNA (eDNA)‐based methods are increasingly used by government agencies to detect pests and threatened species, and for broader biodiversity monitoring. Given rapid technological advances and a growing number of commercial service providers, there is a need to standardize methods for quality assurance and to maintain confidence in eDNA‐based results. Here, we introduce two documents to provide best‐practice guidelines for Australian and New Zealand eDNA researchers and end‐users (available from https://sednasociety.com/publications): the Environmental DNA protocol development guide for biomonitoring provides minimum standard considerations for eDNA and environmental RNA projects across the complete workflow, from ethical considerations and experimental design to interpreting and communicating results. The Environmental DNA test validation guidelines outline key steps to...

Best practice guidelines for environmental DNA biomonitoring in Australia and New Zealand

10.1002/edn3.395