This grant is for researching unexpected ecological changes, including noxious blue-green algae blooms, in remote Great Lakes Network (GLKN) interior lakes. These unique changes are likely driven by a warming climate, indicated by extended ice-free seasons and stronger summer stratification, rather than land-use. The project aims to establish a causal link between rising temperatures and ecological conditions, exploring controls and variability across lake types. It will compare diatom-based ecological reconstructions from four lake types (shallow/deep, small/large area) to gauge climate sensitivity. Thermal conditions will also be reconstructed using climate records and hydrodynamic models. By comparing ecological and thermal data, the study seeks to develop predictive relationships, identifying climate-induced ecological risk for different lake types.
Opportunity ID: 100934
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | E11AC60526 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Modeling the Effects of Past and Future Climate Change on GLKN Lakes |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 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 22, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 29, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 29, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 29, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $50,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a "Notice of Intent" of a single source task agreement award to the Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN under the Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The current project, described herein, builds on the foundation of the prior collaborative effort and requires the knowledge gained previously for accurate interpretation of results. The PI’s are recognized internationally for their expertise in the subject matter. They have extensive experience working in National Park units and have developed a diatom training set specific to the Great Lakes region that correlates diatom communities with known lake environmental conditions. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Remote interior lakes in national park units of the Great Lakes Network (GLKN) are experiencing unexpected ecological change, including blooms of noxious blue-green algae. Sediment-core data indicate that these changes are unique in the recent history of the lakes. However, land-use change and related increases in phosphorus input are not the likely cause. Rather, the lakes may be responding to a warming climate, as indicated by a lengthening of the ice-free season and stronger thermal stratification during summer. This project will explore whether there is a causal link between observed temperature increases and ecological conditions in GLKN lakes, the likely physical and biological controls, and how these effects vary among different types of lakes. This study will: (1) Compare diatom-based reconstructions of ecological change among four general lake types likely to represent a range of sensitivity to climate warming; specifically shallow and deep lakes and lakes with small and large surface areas; and (2) Reconstruct the thermal conditions (stratification, ice-free season, temperatures) of the study lakes based on local climate records and hydrodynamic lake models. These lake-thermal records will then be compared with ecological reconstructions from the sediment cores to develop predictive relationships between lake type and climate-induced ecological risk. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tonya Bradley
Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1656 Email:tonya_bradley@nps.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Tonya Bradley Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1656 Email: tonya_bradley@nps.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.945 | PKG00060633 | Jun 22, 2011 | Jun 29, 2011 | View |
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Mandatory forms
100934 SF424-2.0.pdf
100934 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
100934 SF424A-1.0.pdf
100934 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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