Project:

Grass Biodiversity

Students:

Alexandra Josephson, Samantha Frei, Cassie Potter, Harper Lethin

School:

Ethical Culture Fieldston School, The Bronx

Mentors:

Howard Waldman

Abstract:

We propose to study grass diversity in Van Cortlandt Park. We will collect grass and soil samples along a transect, and we will use DNA barcoding to identify grass species and perform various tests on the soil. Finally, we will correlate the identified grass type to the soil condition.

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