Environmental DNA and RNA data at University of Waterloo Laboratory & Bauman Creek

This research aims to study the effects of climate change stressors (temperature & hypoxia) on the rates of shedding and degradation of environmental DNA of brook, brown, and rainbow trout (Salvelinus fontinalis, Salmo trutta, and Oncorhynchus mykiss). Additionally, microRNA will be collected from the water to determine if there is a link between fish stress levels and changes in microRNA present in the aquatic environment. This data set is collected for the Pillar 3 project titled 'Next Generation Solutions to Ensure Healthy Water Resources for Future Generations', under the Global Water Futures Program funded by Canada First Research Excellence Fund. This researcher is co-supervised by Drs. Barbara Katzenback and Paul Craig.