Presentation Year

2025

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

Water bears—known to science as tardigrades—are found from polar ice caps to tropical jungles, yet only about 90 researchers study them. With so much ground to cover, there’s still so much to discover. Here in Humboldt’s temperate rainforest, you'd expect documentation, but there’s almost none. We set out to catalog the tardigrades of Cal Poly Humboldt, with plans to expand across the county. By studying their morphology, habitats, and behaviors, we hope to uncover new insights, and maybe even new species.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Marcus

Primary Contact: Last Name

Barela

Primary Contact: Email

mab361@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

5304170552

Node ID

1820

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