This is my three-minute thesis talk. I have tried to condense the big idea of my research into three minutes.
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Conservation in Unexpected Places
Results! These are some results that I recently shared at the Student Conference on Conservation Science in New York. I have summarized the talk I gave there in which I reveal the plant species that I found in detention basins in my 2018 study. In some of my earlier posts, I described the background of the project that I am working on. This one will catch you up on the background, but also give some answers.
Thanks for all the help!
Scientific research is a broad enterprise, and takes a lot of work. Here’s to all the field and lab assistants who have helped me along the way in the past few years!
Flood prevention and butterflies and The role and potential of stormwater detention basins: Part 2
There are over 16,000 stormwater basins in all of New Jersey (https://hydro.rutgers.edu/). Locally, there are over 1500 detention basins in the Lower Raritan Watershed. Enhancing the functions of these basins represents a large-scale opportunity to restore environmental quality. When detention basins are lined with native plants, the thicker vegetation can trap contaminants and prevent them from running into streams and drinking water sources.