Project:

Utilizing DNA Barcoding to determine the impact of urban pollution on the diversity of ant species in SIP

Students:

Nixiao Gu, Ziyuan Meng, Mengyang Sun, EUN HEE HA

School:

Suzhou High School;Suzhou Industry Park No.2 Senior High School; Dulwich College Suzhou, Suzhou, China

Mentors:

Xinyue Wang

Abstract:

The biodiversity of Suzhou's ecosystems is believed to be decliningdue to an increase in urban pullution, an example of this being the reduction of biodiversity in Suzhou's Taihu Lake due to severe pollution. To measure the influence urban pullution has on our system, we decided to utillize ants, which are common indicator species, to better determine the biodiversity of SIP, China.

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