Urban Barcode Project Team Hurricane Sandy Aftermath Investigators
Program:
Urban Barcode Project
Year:
2015-16
Research Topic:
Wildlife
Taxonomic Group Studied:
Animals

Project:

Investigating the Effects of Hurricane Sandy on the Biodiversity of NYC's Ponds and Shores
Students:
Marta Pawluczuk, Julian Rubinfien, Doreen Chin, Jenny Gao
School:
Stuyvesant High School, Manhattan
Mentors:
Jessica Quenzer

Abstract:

We aim to investigate how Hurricane Sandy may have altered the aquatic freshwater biodiversity of NYC. We suspect that Sandy introduced organisms into ponds and shores.

Poster:

DNA Barcoding Poster
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