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Table 1 Detection of E. irwini eDNA in water samples collected along the Burdekin, Bowen and Broken River catchments

From: Environmental DNA analysis confirms extant populations of the cryptic Irwin’s turtle within its historical range

Catchment

Site

Biological replicates

Technical replicates

# replicates

# positive replicates

% positive replicates

# replicates

# positive replicates

% positive replicates

Burdekin

The Rocksa [1]

5

1

20

40

1

2.5

Bogie Riverb [2]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Millarooa [3]

5

4

80

40

6

15

Expedition Pass Creekb [4]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Dalbega [5]

5

1

20

40

2

5

Johnny Cake Roada [6]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Burdekin and Bowen junctiona [7]

5

1

20

40

7

17.5

Blue Valley 1a [8]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Blue Valley 2a [9]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Gorge Weir 1a,c [10]

5

1

20

40

1

2.5

Gorge Weir 2a,c,* (11)

4

1

25

32

1

3.13

Burdekin Falls Dam downstream 1a [12]

5

4

80

40

12

30

Burdekin Falls Dam downstream 2a [13]

5

4

80

40

5

12.5

Bowen

Terrible Creeka [14]

5

0

0

40

0

0

 

Terrible Creek upstreama [15]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Riverviewa [16]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Bowen River Hotela [17]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Bowen River Hotel upstreama [18]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Pelican Creekb [19]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Myuna 1a [20]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Myuna 2a [21]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Birraleea [22]

5

2

40

40

4

10

Bowen Developmental Roada [23]

5

4

80

40

8

20

Exmoor Roada [24]

5

3

60

40

3

7.5

Broken

Broken Rivera [25]

5

4

80

40

9

22.5

Mount Sugarloafa [26]

5

1

20

40

1

2.5

Grant Creekb [27]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Urannah Creek 1b [28]

5

2

40

40

7

17.5

Urannah Creek 2b [29]

5

5

100

40

27

67.5

Urannah Creek 3b [30]

5

4

80

40

7

17.5

Urannah Creek 4b [31]

5

3

60

40

19

47.5

Urannah Creek 5b [32]

5

5

100

40

19

47.5

Massey Gorgeb [33]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Blenheimb [34]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Old Racecourseb [35]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Resorta [36]

5

0

0

40

0

0

Bee Creekb [37]

5

0

0

40

0

0

  1. Numbers in brackets next to site name indicate the site number in Fig. 1. Sites with positive detections are indicated in bold
  2. aSites located on the main river channel; bsites located on a tributary; csites located on a weir; *one sample jar was compromised during transport