Marine Biological Research
Completed Research
01. New York Harbor School HARBOR SEALs Citizen Science: Monitoring the Water Quality of the Upper New York Bay around Governors Island and Lower Manhattan (EPA Agreement No. X5-96298212-0/Citizen Science) by Violeta Gonzalez & Andrew Sommer: Poster and Data Set
02. The Effects of Different Types of Concrete Compositions on Benthic Organisms under an Ecodock by Tahirah Abdo: Slide Show & Data Set
03. Rescued from the Brink: Restoration of Eelgrass, Zostera marina, to the Upper New York Bay by Nicolle Martinez: 01) Water Physical-Chemistry Data Set; 02) Water Light and Temperature Data Set; 03) Slide Show
04. Invertebrate Growth on Porcelain Tiles by Andrew Sommer: Slide Show, Data Set
05. New York Harbor Plankton by Sam Wilson & Stefanos Kalogrias: Website
06. Biodiversity of Macroinvertebrate Species within the New York Bay by Grace Carter, Jared Rosin, Erik Wiemer
07. How does Climate Change Affect Possible Polar Bear Extinction? by Jade Gonzalez: Slide Show
08. The Ecological Succession of Microorganisms in the Hudson River Estuary by Genesis Carvajal
09. Collection of Plastic Debris within the Upper New York Harbor by Kieron Achee
10. Harbor Monitoring Platform by Jelani Wiltshire: Slide Show
11. The Efficacy of LifeStraw® Water Filters In Filtering Enterococci From Various Water Samples by William Echavarria, Mauricio González, Nazish Nawaz, and Kathleen Nolan
12. Paper or plastic: Does a Baggy Wrinkle made of Natural Fibers Attract more Macro Invertebrates than a Plastic Baggy Wrinkle? by Averille Ramos
13. Management of a Citizen Science Group: The New York Harbor SEALS by Rachel Anderson: Slide show
Research Plans
01. Evaluation of the Easter Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the Genetic Lines of Cultured and Native Larvae for Growth and Survival Rate in the NYC Harbor by Cézanne Bies & Zain Bin Khalid: Research Plan and Presentation
02. What is Mycelium Fungus Foam Buoy’s Effect on Temperature, pH, and Dissolved Oxygen and How Long Does it Stay Buoyant? by Luca Goldmansour: Research Plan
03. Determining the Amount of Plastic and Plankton around Governors Island, Hudson River Estuary by Ivan Carrasquillo: Research Plan
04. Monitoring the Hudson River Benthic Sediment for Benthic Organisms by Gabriel Bates: Research Plan