High Tech High San Diego Bay StudyOne of the goals of the project was that this would be a developmental study for a semiannual survey of San Diego Bay in cooperation with the Navy and the Invasive Species Management Plan. By conducting these surveys students and collaborating scientists could prevent and slow the spread of invasive species through early detection, rapid response, and hopefully eradication. Ultimately this work can help to reduce the effects of bioinvasions on human health, the economy, and the oceans. During the invasive species study students utilized animals attached to ropes off of a local pier. Student teams were broken into taxanomic groups and strove to identify all species within their assigned taxa. They also collected samples for DNA barcoding work done in their lab. The Bay Study and EOL The High Tech High San Diego Bay Study is uploading their DNA barcode sequences to GenBank and Bold, both Encyclopedia of Life content partners. The DNA barcodes, many of them first time sequences, will be served on EOL species pages. In addition, species images from the study are being contributed to EOL. Click here for a full description of the project Link to: High Tech High Website Video ( Field Guide Video courtesy of High Tech High School San Diego Bay StudyOver the course of eight years, the High Tech High San Diego Bay Study has introduced over 400 high school juniors to original research in ecological assessment and engagement in writing and reflection regarding their urban ecology. Biologists from the Southwest Division of the United States Navy contacted Dr. Jay Vavra, a biology teacher at High Tech High to do a pilot study for a future large scale ecological survey of the Bay. One of the goals of the project was that this would be a developmental study for a semiannual survey of San Diego Bay in cooperation with the Navy and the outcomes would be shared with the Invasive Species Management Plan. By conducting these surveys students and collaborating scientists could prevent and slow the spread of invasive species through early detection, rapid response, and hopefully eradication. Ultimately this work can help to reduce the effects of bioinvasions on human health, the economy, and the oceans. Students focused on benthic marine invertebrates for their study. Student teams were charged with collecting and analyzing different taxanomic groups and strove to identify all species within their assigned taxa. They also collected samples for DNA barcoding work done in their lab. Click here for a full description of the project. Learn more about the High Tech High San Diego Bay Study
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Bay Study and EOLStudents in the High Tech High San Diego Bay Study are uploading species DNA barcode sequences to GenBank and Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD), both Encyclopedia of Life content partners. DNA Barcoding uses a short DNA sequence to create a "barcode" to help identify a species.The DNA barcodes, many of them first time sequences, will be served on EOL species pages. In addition, species images from the study are being contributed to EOL. Check out an EOL Field Guide of some invasive and native species found in the San Diego Bay as part of a The High Tech High San Diego Bay Study.
California aglaja (Navanax inermis) Photographed during a low Spring tide along the NTC Boat Channel in San Diego Bay as part of the High Tech High San Diego Bay Study (www.sdbayguide.com). Click here for a list of EOL species pages with contributions from High Tech High students.
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