Urban Barcode Project Team Biodiversity of Weeds
Program:
Urban Barcode Project
Year:
2015-16
Research Topic:
Wildlife
Taxonomic Group Studied:
Plants

Project:

Biodiversity of Weeds
Students:
Stephane Sartzetakis, Tiffany Lam, Lily Li, Britney Singh
School:
Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn
Mentors:
Stephanie Tzall

Abstract:

We plan to investigate the biodiversity of weeds from the cracks of the sidewalks versus the backyards from Brooklyn and Queens. We hypothesize that we will discover common variety of weeds, such as the common Dandelion, the Crabgrass and the Knotweed, throughout Brooklyn and Queens.

Poster:

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