NOAT Department: Investigating Tundra Burning Impact on Carbon Cycling through Radio-Carbon Analysis in Noatak National Preserve, Alaska

NOAT Department is offering a grant to analyze the age of organic matter consumed during tundra fires in Noatak National Preserve (NOAT). By collecting charcoal samples from 2010 burns, researchers aim to determine the age range of oldest burned soils and estimate the age distribution of unburned organic soils for potential future fires. This grant contributes to understanding the role of tundra burning in carbon cycling and biodiversity maintenance within NOAT.

Opportunity ID: 100734

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	E11AC60520
Funding Opportunity Title::	The role of tundra burning in carbon cycling: radio-carbon analysis of recent burns in the Noatak National Preserve, Alaska
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Natural Resources
Category Explanation::
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::	Jun 21, 2011
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Jun 28, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Jun 28, 2011
Archive Date::	Jul 28, 2011
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 44,650
Award Ceiling::	$44,650
Award Floor::	$0

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Additional Information on Eligibility::

This is a “Notice of Intent” of a single source task agreement award to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL under the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. The PI at the University of Illinois, Department of Plant Biology, has the expertise, graduate students, and facilities to conduct the work and analyses as described in the task items. The PI and his students have completed several projects to determine ages of past fires in tundra and boreal ecosystems in Alaska, utilizing carbon sampling of paleo-lake core sediments. This research project expands into determining carbon ages of organic soil materials for emissions.

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Agency Name::	National Park Service
Description::	The primary objective for wildland fire in Noatak National Preserve (NOAT) is to maintain the areaï¿½s bio-diversity through natural wildfire while also ensuring the safety of life, property, and sensitive resources (Western Arctic Parklands FMP, 2009). Tundra fires, which are common in Noatak National Preserve, often burn into the organic soil material which may be storing ancient carbon. We propose to address this by collecting charcoal samples from the 2010 burns in NOAT for 14C analysis. The 14C data will allow us to answer the question: What is the age of organic matter (OM) consumed during a tundra fire? At 3-4 fires within NOAT six duff/soil monoliths will be collected, from 4 burned and 2 unburned adjacent areas. These samples will be 14C-aged to: 1) provide the age range of oldest burned soils (and thus oldest carbon that was emitted off the fires) and 2) estimate the age distribution of unburned organic soils that could be consumed in future fires.
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Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	15.945
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Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00060452
Opening Date:	Jun 21, 2011
Closing Date:	Jun 28, 2011
Agency Contact Information::	Tonya Bradley
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
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