Urban Barcode Research Project Team Fireflies
Program:
Urban Barcode Research Project
Year:
2020-21
Research Topic:
Biodiversity & trade
Taxonomic Group Studied:
Fungi

Project:

Soil Fungal Biodiversity Within New York City
Students:
Devki Welt, Fu Xing Chen
Institution:
Stuyvesant High School, Manhattan
Mentors:
Craig Trester

Abstract:

We look to investigate the biodiversity of the soil fungal communities within the New York City area by collecting soil samples and isolating environmental DNA (eDNA) from a number of urban ecologies, including Central and Van Cortlandt Parks. Within the soil mycobiome among the ubiquitous saprophytic species, mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity is a good indicator of the health of plant life and larger ecosystems that depend on it.

Poster:

DNA Barcoding Poster
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