Everett, Rosie. (2021). Investigating the preservation of ancient sedimentary DNA (sedaDNA) from three case study wetland environments : towards better understanding of sedaDNA as a tool for palaeoecological reconstruction. Coventry : University of Warwick, 2021.
This PhD is a contribution to the rapidly expanding application of sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) as a tool for palaeoecological reconstruction. Using the current understanding of preservation of sedaDNA within lacustrine sediments, this PhD applies the technique to three case studies from fluvial (Brown Bank) and intertidal (Tan-y-Bwlch and Orkney) depositional environments often considered problematic for conventional proxy analysis as a methodological approach for testing the framework of sedaDNA preservation. This PhD
examines both the taxonomic output and the approaches for understanding preservation of sedaDNA. As a comparative, conventional proxy datasets such as pollen and diatoms are analysed to examine the overall preservation potential across the sedimentary sequences and as means to compare taxonomic outputs and provide overall assessment of the complementary role of sedaDNA for palaeoecological reconstruction.
