Tag: fungi

Weather Conditions and Fungal Presence in Central Park

Group Members: Enara Jayaweera, Eman Sadiq, Emily Naula Our project analyses Fungi presence in Central Park and if weather conditions, such as heat and precipitation, have an effect…

Fungal Impact on Tree Health

Group Members: Benjamin Alter, Yocheved Stein, Kayla Wang, and Aliza Zilberberg Our project explores a central question in ecology: Are fungi beneficial or harmful to the overall health…

Impact of Air Pollution on Fungal Biodiversity

Group Members: Emily Hu, Sophia Scharf, and Sunny Maharjan We studied whether the severity of air pollution affected the biodiversity of fungi identified within BioBlitz data. Previous research…

Lichen Biodiversity in Central & Prospect Park

We study the lichen biodiversity in Central & Prospect Park and how they are related to the air quality of both parks.

Finding Lichens: Temperature & Population

Team Avatar uses BioBlitz Field Data to explore whether lichens can indicate temperature variations in NYC