Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Mina Aljibori
"Assessing Human Impact on the American River using Macroinvertebrates as Bioindicators"
Introduction:
The American River Parkway is a staple ecosystem in the Sacramento region, due to its biological importance, and because it provides many resources to the urban communities surrounding it. However, as climate change increases it has made our environment vulnerable. Especially environments that are close to us which we frequently interact with. This experiment was conducted to test whether the interactions between humans and areas such as the American River Parkway usually have an impact on the ecosystem’s biodiversity and overall organism’s abundance.
Emily Gonzales
"Variation and Phenotypic Plasticity"
Introduction
Diversity, also known as variation, is an important element in maintaining survival within a
population. Phenotypic variation is affected by both our genes and our environment. In our
study, we will be researching how environment influences phenotype. Phenotypic plasticity is
when a species changes their phenotype to better fit their environment. To research this, we
collected data from Camellia plants in both high light and low light exposure.