Project:

Presence of marine worms as an indicator of healthy sediment composition in the Picnic Estuary

Students:

Zacharias Raptis, James Peperno, Torre Parrinello

School:

Shoreham-Wading River High School, Suffolk

Mentors:

Dana Schaefer

Abstract:

We will determine the biodiversity of marine worms at a site on the Peconic Estuary, as an indication of healthy composition of sediment by decomposition. The composition of the sediment will help predict the biodiversity of benthic organisms that would be expected to be found in that area

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