eDNA reveals spatial differences in species composition of protected rockfishes

• Stephanie A. Matthews ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: samatt@uw.edu

  Affiliation School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9331-3521

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• Olivia M. Scott,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5789-1733

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• Meredith V. Everett,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration

  Affiliation Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Megan R. Shaffer,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7419-3218

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• Elizabeth Andruszkiewicz Allan,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Andrew O. Shelton,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Gregory D. Williams,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Abigail Wells,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Krista M. Nichols,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Ryan P. Kelly

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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