Data for “Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Salamander Mussel (Simpsonaias ambigua) and Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) Detection Using Environmental DNA in the Sangamon River Watershed, Illinois, United States"

Williams, Dajanae A.; Davis, Mark A.; Douglass, Sarah A.; Hartman, Jordan H.; Kath, Joseph A.; Palmer, Savanna; Larson, Eric R.

doi:10.13012/B2IDB-4373812_V1

Data for “Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Salamander Mussel (Simpsonaias ambigua) and Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) Detection Using Environmental DNA in the Sangamon River Watershed, Illinois, United States"

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Williams, Dajanae A.; Davis, Mark A.; Douglass, Sarah A.; Hartman, Jordan H.; Kath, Joseph A.; Palmer, Savanna; Larson, Eric R. (2026): Data for “Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Salamander Mussel (Simpsonaias ambigua) and Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) Detection Using Environmental DNA in the Sangamon River Watershed, Illinois, United States". University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. https://doi.org/10.13012/B2IDB-4373812_V1

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Dataset Description	Environmental DNA (eDNA) data for mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) and salamander mussels (Simpsonaias ambigua) collected at stream sites in the Sangamon River watershed of central Illinois, United States from 2024 to 2025, used to optimize environmental DNA sampling for these species over time and space.
Subject	Life Sciences
Keywords	Illinois; eDNA; mudpuppy; salamander mussel; Necturus maculosus; Simpsonaias ambigua; Sangamon River
License	CC0
Funder	U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Grant:7004745
Funder	University of Illinois Graduate College Master’s Merit Fellowship
Corresponding Creator	Eric R. Larson
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