Mentor/s
Ashley Stoehr Lisa Piastuch
Participation Type
Poster
Abstract
Our goal was to determine if visual identifications of meiofauna to high taxonomic levels could be sufficient to document community changes, or if genetic identification would be required. Visual identification is cheaper, but a more time-consuming method.
Here, we used visual identification at higher taxonomic levels (e.g., phylum, class) to assess diversity, evenness, and the nematode to copepod ratio (N:C) at Seaside Park (Bridgeport, CT). Typically, diversity and evenness are expected to be high in a healthy community, and the N:C low. At Seaside Park we expect the diversity and evenness to be low and the N:C to be high because it is a polluted shoreline.
College and Major available
Biology
Location
Digital Commons & West Campus 2nd Floor University Commons
Start Day/Time
4-28-2023 12:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-24-2023 2:00 PM
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Visual Assessment of a Meiofaunal Community
Digital Commons & West Campus 2nd Floor University Commons
Our goal was to determine if visual identifications of meiofauna to high taxonomic levels could be sufficient to document community changes, or if genetic identification would be required. Visual identification is cheaper, but a more time-consuming method.
Here, we used visual identification at higher taxonomic levels (e.g., phylum, class) to assess diversity, evenness, and the nematode to copepod ratio (N:C) at Seaside Park (Bridgeport, CT). Typically, diversity and evenness are expected to be high in a healthy community, and the N:C low. At Seaside Park we expect the diversity and evenness to be low and the N:C to be high because it is a polluted shoreline.
Students' Information
Ashley Guglielmi, Biology major, 2023
James Moore, Biology major, Honors program, class of 2025