Cooperative Ecoystem Studies Unit, South Florida/Caribbean CESU

 

The US Geological Survey, Southeast Ecological Science Center (SESC), is officer a funding opportunity for research on the effects of global climate change (GCC) and sea level rise (SLR) on coastal vegetation, including transitions from freshwater vegetation communities to communities associated with more marine or brackish conditions. This will be a consequence not only of gradual SLR, but also of storm surges that can deposit large amounts of saline water far inland and possibly trigger major regime shifts to more salinity-tolerant vegetation. A model currently exists to examine mangrove/ hammock interaction and regime shift (the MANHAM model, Sternberg et al. 2007, Teh et al. 2008) and has been used for projecting ecotone movement and changes in salinity. This model demonstrates that acute increases in salinities of the vadose zone, induced by storm surge overwash events, might reduce the growth rate of the salinity intolerant hardwood hammock trees. This could promote regime shifts toward mangroves at sites that are far inland, but reachable by storm surges. This model does not take into account some features of the environment, such as groundwater dynamics, however, and needs to be improved and broadened.

General information about this opportunity
Last Known Status
Deleted 04/22/2014 (Archived.)
Program Number
G14AS00025
Federal Agency/Office
Agency: Department of the Interior
Office: Geological Survey
Type(s) of Assistance Offered
Cooperative Agreement
Number of Awards Available
1
Who is eligible to apply/benefit from this assistance?
Applicant Eligibility
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUĂ‚Âżs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the South Florida/Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
What is the process for applying and being award this assistance?
Deadlines
01/31/2014
Other Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements.
Who do I contact about this opportunity?
Headquarters Office
Faith Graves, 703-648-7356
fgraves@usgs.gov
Website Address
https://grants.gov/
E-mail Address
fgraves@usgs.gov
Financial Information
Obligations
$12,000.00

 


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