Project:

The effect of collection speed and distance on airborne eDNA sensitivity

Students:

Tamara Dillemuth, Zachary Vetsch, Fatima Bashir

School:

Hostos-Lincoln Academy,

Mentors:

Allison Granberry

Abstract:

We aim to apply airborne eDNA technology to research plant biodiversity in a 20 hectare (50-acre) uneven aged, mixed hardwood, remnant urban old-growth forest. We will test two air filtration rates to determine which collects more analyzable eDNA as well as determine the maximum distance eDNA from a population of aquatic plants can be detected along a terrestrial transect.

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