Correction: Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (2024) 11:19 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-024-00621-2

After publication of this article (Hoshino and Inagaki 2024), it was brought to our attention that one sentence in the Abstract section need to be corrected.

The Incorrect sentence is:

The eDNA was well conserved in anoxic sediments than in anoxic sediments, with PCR success rates of 18% and 48%, respectively.

The correct sentence is:

The eDNA was well conserved in anoxic sediments than in oxic sediments, with PCR success rates of 48% and 18%, respectively.

The original publication has been corrected.