Barcode Long Island Team Mrs. M
Program:
Barcode Long Island
Year:
2018-19
Research Topic:
Wildlife & health
Taxonomic Group Studied:
Animals: Invertebrate

Project:

Barcoding Different Species of Macroinvertebrates from the Peconic River
Students:
Gianna Szajkowski, Sophia Pfeffer, Payton Macedonio, Ashley Minnear
School:
Eastport South Manor HS, Suffolk
Mentors:
Robert Bolen

Abstract:

Our goal is to determine the species of the organisms we found and add this to the current baseline of species identified over the last few years. We also seek to see if we discovered a novel species. We also are indirectly testing the water quality to see if it is improving by looking for species that can indicate the quality of the water. Some may tell us if the water quality is good while other tell us if it is no good. We believe that we caught common species of invertebrates. We also believe the water quality has improved.

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