The Department of CUNY Research Foundation, in collaboration with Brooklyn College, is conducting a research project on the Response of Benthic Infauna to Marsh Restoration in Jamaica Bay. The project aims to analyze existing and new data collected from the National Park Service’s monitoring program to study the impact of marsh restoration on benthic infaunal communities. Specific research goals include comparing pre- and post-restoration infauna communities at different marsh sites and using statistical methods to assess temporal and spatial differences. This grant opportunity is not open for applications as it has already been awarded.
Opportunity ID: 237691
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | NPS-13-NERO-0075 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Response of Benthic Infauna to Marsh Restoration in Jamaica Bay |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation:: | This is not a request for application – this is just an anouncement that The Research Foundation of CUNY on behalf of Brooklyn College has received an award for their work in response of Benthic Infauna to Marsh Restoration in Jamaica Bay. |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Jul 15, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 19, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 19, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Jul 20, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 32,428 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $32,428 |
| Award Floor:: | $32,428 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | This is not a request for application – this is just an anouncement that The Research Foundation of CUNY on behalf of Brooklyn College has received an award for their work in response of Benthic Infauna to Marsh Restoration in Jamaica Bay. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Park Service |
| Description:: | This is not a request for application – this is just an anouncement that The Research Foundation of CUNY on behalf of Brooklyn College has received an award for their work in response of Benthic Infauna to Marsh Restoration in Jamaica Bay. Specificaly, The Cooperator will: 1. Address research questions using existing data collected during the National Park Service’s marsh monitoring program from 2005 to 2012 and new data collected during the National Park Services ongoing marsh monitoring program in 2013 and 2014. 2. Adopt existing NPS protocols for data collection whenever possible to facilitate comparisons. 3. Collect information on sediment grain size, determined as percentage of sand, silt and clay using either the pipette or hydrometer method (Pansu 2006); marsh surface elevation at the sampling locations using a Trimble RTK; percent organic matter determined by loss on ignition at 500°C; and, above and below ground biomass using NPS protocols. 4. Collect the benthic core samples and the other field parameters using the above NPS protocols and methods. Species richness, total abundance and composition of the benthic infauna communities will be calculated from all core samples (the archieved 2005-2012 cores and 2013-2014 cores). 5. Compare post-restoration infauna communities at two restored marshes (Elders East, Elders West), with an unrestored healthy reference marsh (JoCo), and a degraded marsh (Big Egg). 6. Compare pre- and post-restoration communinties at Elders East and Elders West. Cooperator will also use univariate and multivariate statistical methods (Moseman et al. 2004) to test for temporal and spatial differences in infaunal communities as a function of time since restoration and the abiotic parameters previously listed. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1