The U.S. Geological Survey is offering a cooperative agreement for research into the effects of climate-induced disturbances on western US forest ecosystems. This grant is for quantifying forest carbon stocks impacted by fires and bark beetle outbreaks since 1980, with predictions for future areas. It also aims to improve understanding of climate drivers behind mountain pine beetle outbreaks. Researchers will analyze historical climate influences on major past outbreaks, characterize tree growth responses, and develop/update models. The insights gained will forecast how future climate change affects the climate suitability for mountain pine beetle epidemics, considering various emission scenarios. The goal is to accurately predict future outbreak regimes and their impact on forest carbon.
Opportunity ID: 47955
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 09HQPA0042 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain 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: | Jun 15, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 25, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $73,717 |
| 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The U.S. Geological Surveys is offering a cooperative-agreement opportunity to universities that have the ability to conduct research on Effects of climate-induced disturbances on forest ecosystems in the western US that meet the objectives listed below. The objectives are to address the effects fire and bark beetle outbreaks on western forest carbon stocks, and model the role of climate in triggering mountain pine beetle outbreaks in the western US, by work that includes: 1) Quantify forest carbon stocks across the western United States affected by fires and bark beetle outbreaks, by approaches including: a) historical reconstruction of affected carbon stocks since 1980 (for fires) and since 1997 (for outbreaks) using existing datasets and agency inventories, with annual statistics and maps produced at county, state, regional, and subcontinental (Westwide) scales. b) Predict effects by incorporating projected estimates of future areas of climate-induced fire and outbreak areas at Westwide scale. c) Calibrate these broadscale determinations with estimates of affected carbon stocks for two local-to-landscape-scale case studies: i) Grand County, Colorado, where an extensive and severe insect outbreak is ongoing; ii) the large 2002 Hayman Fire in Colorado, using burn severity maps and forest inventory data. 2) Improve knowledge about climate drivers of insect outbreaks and subsequent tree mortality, which is necessary to accurately predict future outbreak regimes, by: a) Analyze climate influences on the five major outbreaks of mountain pine beetle (MPB) in the western United States that have occurred in the last 25 years, to include: i) assemble temperature, precipitation, drought severity, and soil moisture information from weather stations, climate data sets, and model results (e.g., VIC soil moisture); ii) collect tree ring samples from 1-5 of these sites (depending on time and funding) to characterize growth responses to the climate conditions at the time of outbreak; iii) apply state-of-the-art climate suitability modeling to estimate temperature and drought effects in each location to determine which of these climate factors were suitable; and iv) update existing models with improved parameters or methods and/or develop new models to capture missing processes. b) Build upon the information from (a) to forecast how future climate change will affect climate suitability for MPB epidemics by using multiple downscaled climate projections across a range of emission scenarios and climate models, and then estimate the effects of drought, winter mortality, and adaptive seasonality on MPB population dynamics in the coming decades, with an emphasis on understanding the contribution of each effect to overall climate suitability for MPB outbreaks. |
| 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 47955 Full Announcement-1 -> cesu announcement.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 | 09HQPA0042 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU | PKG00012608 | Jun 15, 2009 | Jun 25, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
47955 SF424-2.0.pdf
47955 Project-1.1.pdf
47955 SF424B-1.1.pdf
47955 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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