Barcode Long Island Team Grassaholics -Kowalczyk, Steffanetta, Farooq
Program:
Barcode Long Island
Year:
2015-16
Research Topic:
Biodiversity & trade
Taxonomic Group Studied:
Plants

Project:

Using beach grass to determine the state of the beach’s ecosystem post-Sandy
Students:
Michael Steffanetta, Gregory Kowalczyk, Danish Farooq
School:
Babylon Junior-Senior High School, Suffolk
Mentors:
Claire Donaldson

Abstract:

We plan to identify the genes of grass species on rebuilt dunes to the species present on the non-rebuilt dunes post Sandy. We will also examine the biodiversity of the rebuilt dune ecosystem. With this, we will compare the populations on the natural dunes to the rebuilt dunes.

Poster:

DNA Barcoding Poster
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