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Brooklyn Urban Ecology and Environment Program (BUEE)

Category: Research Projects

Student Project: Disturbed and diverse: Soil and green infrastructure microbial communities of New York City (Muth Lab)

Posted on January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 by trmuth

Human activity in cities alters the biodiversity of insects, plants, and animals – frequently lowering the biodiversity and replacing native… Read more Student Project: Disturbed and diverse: Soil and green infrastructure microbial communities of New York City (Muth Lab)

Student Project: Targeting the duckweed microbiome for improved phytoremediation of urban waters (Muth Lab)

Posted on January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 by trmuth

Duckweeds, small aquatic plants that grow on the surface of still waters, are commonly observed in lakes and ponds, including… Read more Student Project: Targeting the duckweed microbiome for improved phytoremediation of urban waters (Muth Lab)

Student Project: The dynamics of reproductive behavior in nearshore pipefish (Wilson Lab)

Posted on January 15, 2022January 21, 2022 by twilson

Animal reproductive behavior can be influenced both directly and indirectly by anthropogenic impacts. New York’s waterways are home to a… Read more Student Project: The dynamics of reproductive behavior in nearshore pipefish (Wilson Lab)

Student Project: Adaptive immunity in nearshore environments (Wilson Lab)

Posted on January 15, 2022January 21, 2022 by twilson

Adaptive immunity and immune memory are defining characteristics of higher vertebrates.  The ability to retain a record of prior infection… Read more Student Project: Adaptive immunity in nearshore environments (Wilson Lab)

Student Project: Microplastics in composts (Cheng Lab)

Posted on January 15, 2022January 21, 2022 by zcheng

Microplastics in the environment are receiving a lot of interest but the ability to characterize them in environmental samples is… Read more Student Project: Microplastics in composts (Cheng Lab)

Student Project: Constructed soils for urban agriculture (Cheng Lab)

Posted on January 15, 2022January 21, 2022 by zcheng

Urban agriculture is an essential part of long term urban sustainability. It can help mitigate many problems that we have… Read more Student Project: Constructed soils for urban agriculture (Cheng Lab)

Student Project: Solving the puzzle of community ecology (Staniczenko Lab)

Posted on January 15, 2022January 21, 2022 by pstaniczenko

Do you like puzzles? Are you curious about how communities form? Can you code? If so, this might be the… Read more Student Project: Solving the puzzle of community ecology (Staniczenko Lab)

Student Project: Exploring the causes and ecological consequences of harmful algal blooms in urban estuaries (Greenfield Lab)

Posted on January 15, 2022January 21, 2022 by twilson

Phytoplankton, microscopic organisms (microalgae) that form the base of aquatic food webs, generate approximately half of the world’s oxygen through… Read more Student Project: Exploring the causes and ecological consequences of harmful algal blooms in urban estuaries (Greenfield Lab)

Student Project: Sex in the (noisy) city (Forlano Lab)

Posted on January 5, 2022January 21, 2022 by pforlano

Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) are common along the east coast of the U.S., and a population is resident beneath the… Read more Student Project: Sex in the (noisy) city (Forlano Lab)

Student Project: Assessing natural and nature-based shoreline features (Branco Lab)

Posted on January 2, 2022January 21, 2022 by bbranco

Natural and Nature Based Shoreline Features (NNBF) are being integrated into coastal resilience strategies due to the variety of services… Read more Student Project: Assessing natural and nature-based shoreline features (Branco Lab)

Student Project: Understanding how species interactions may enhance resilience and ecosystem services within urban salt marshes (Zarnoch Lab)

Posted on January 14, 2021January 21, 2022 by czarnoch

The lab of Dr. Zarnoch is excited to host Summer 2022 BUEE students! Students will be exposed to field and… Read more Student Project: Understanding how species interactions may enhance resilience and ecosystem services within urban salt marshes (Zarnoch Lab)

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Brooklyn Urban Ecology and Environment Program
Brooklyn College, City University of New York
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