This grant is for exploring climate effects on alpine mammals and their habitats in the Sierra Nevada, addressing key knowledge gaps. In collaboration with the University of California – Davis, the project will model contemporary species ranges using ground surveys and remote sensing. It also evaluates how plant-animal interactions alter alpine meadow transitions to woody communities via field experiments. A core goal is to develop and compare projected range shift models, incorporating mammals’ impact on meadow conversion. It tests various vegetation transition models to understand feedbacks from mammal range shifts, herbivory, and granivory, aiding ecosystem predictions.
Opportunity ID: 56887
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10HQPA0098 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Californian CESU |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 25, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 01, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 01, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 01, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,532 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the California Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS, Western Ecological Research Centers (WERC) Yosemite/Bishop Field Station, is offering a funding opportunity to explore and to bridge the gaps in knowledge of climate effects on alpine mammals and their habitats throughout the Sierra Nevada. Our collaborator in this effort includes the University of California Davis. The three principal goals are to use ground-based surveys and remote sensing data to develop models of the contemporary ranges for the five species; use a combination of field experiments and ground-based surveys to evaluate the degree to which plant-animal interactions may alter transitions of alpine meadows to woody dominate communities; and use data from the field experiments and ground-based surveys to develop and compare models of projected range shifts with and without incorporation of the effect the mammals have on meadow conversion. The critical aspect of this approach is the testing of multiple models of projected vegetation transitions with and without variables representing shifts in mammal ranges and feedbacks from herbivory and granivory. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 56887 Full Announcement-1 -> funding opportunity models of climatically-induced vegetation.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH GRAVES Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email: fgraves@usgs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.808 | 10HQPA0098 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Californian CESU | PKG00020606 | Aug 25, 2010 | Sep 01, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
56887 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
56887 Project-1.1.pdf
56887 SF424A-1.0.pdf
56887 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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