Project:

Ants in NYC: What are they all about?

Students:

Cy Donohue, Henry Brand, Mason Kaplan

School:

Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn

Mentors:

Nicholas Harbison

Abstract:

New York City’s diverse and massive ant population is hugely beneficial to the ecosystem in their food removal abilities. We aim to lay down a foundation for future research by gathering data on ant species and population from different geographic sites with a secondary impact of variable human interaction. We will travel to Central park and Prospect park to collect samples to help establish a data set on ant diversity that can be followed over time in these specific locations.

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