Urban Barcode Project Team Spence2
Program:
Urban Barcode Project
Year:
2022-23
Research Topic:
Biodiversity & trade
Taxonomic Group Studied:
Animals: Invertebrate

Project:

Snail Biodiversity in Central Park and Black Rock Forest
Students:
Caroline Schell, Bella Shao, Sophie Liang
School:
The Spence School, Manhattan
Mentors:
Aruna Chavali

Abstract:

This experiment aims to analyze the biodiversity of the freshwater snail populations in both Central Park and Black Rock forest, by collecting DNA samples from freshwater snails found in both environments, and analyzing the DNA in order to determine the diversity of samples collected. Through our analyses, we hope to gain an understanding of the effect of pollution on freshwater snail biodiversity, as well as use the freshwater snail population as an indicator of high levels of pollutants in a given body of water.

Poster:

DNA Barcoding Poster
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