Faculty Sponsor: Helen Poulos
Advait Prasad
Advait Prasad is a rising junior (’24) living in the Alpha Delt Phi house this summer. Advait has grown up in Mumbai, India where he attended the Bombay International School where he did the IB. His interests are reading, playing soccer on occasion, learning different instruments and playing golf. He would like to use his double major in Economics and Environmental Studies to work in the Environmental & Climate Change Economics sphere.
Abstract:
This research investigates the factors influencing bee abundances in Northeast Barrens Systems. Bees populations are declining globally due to habitat fragmentation and pesticide use, causing treatment to be needed to preserve at risk pollinators. The research included the use of statistical tools as well as data analysis to measure bee abundances over the years as barren habitats were managed by treatments such as fire, mowing etc. The findings of this project indicated that bee abundances in Northeast Barrens is related to vegetation canopy cover, however are not affected by the treatment pursued in the past 3 years.
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