Presentation Year
2024
College or Department
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
My project studied the effects of sea star wasting disease on sea star populations at Trinidad Beach and Baker's Beach. I surveyed sea stars with the disease and without the disease in approximately half-a-meter quadrant plots. In these plots, I centered the sea stars, counted the number of diseased and or healthy sea stars, and calculated the species biodiversity through point count and percent cover. My point count data results showed a positive correlation between species biodiversity and sea star wasting disease. On the other hand, I found that my percent count data supported a negative correlation between species biodiversity and sea star wasting disease.
Permission to Publish Work
Yes
Primary Contact: First Name
Lily
Primary Contact: Last Name
Green
Primary Contact: Email
lmh142@humboldt.edu
Primary Contact: I am a
Undergraduate Student
Primary Contact: Phone Number
(831)-888-7679
Node ID
1628
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