Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU

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Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU: The purpose of the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NoRock) funding opportunity is to conduct research on the sublethal effects of wildfire and logging on amphibians. Because the frequency and duration of large wildfires in forests of the western U.S. have increased and because fire severity is expected to intensify in the future due to climate conditions, new management policies have been generated due to these concerns. Research on amphibians in Western forests has occurred primarily in wilderness areas and other protected lands. However, the effects of wildfire on amphibians is likely magnified in managed landscapes where populations may already be depressed due to habitat changes from logging. In our research, we propose to use measures of vigor, including body size, condition and egg size, physiological stress and the prevalence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) the pathogen that causes the disease chytridiomycosis to quantify sublethal effects of wildfire and loggingon the long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) and the Rocky Mountain tailed frog (Ascaphus montanus), the two species in the region most likely to be negatively affected by these disturbance.Most disturbance-related amphibian declines are related to a suite of correlated sublethal effects, including reduce growth and body size, body condition, and increased physiological stress that may compromise immunity. All of these effects are linked to survival, reproduction, dispersal, and gene flow, factors that are most critical to population persistence. Sublethal effects have recently been adopted as measures of the effects of disturbance on amphibian populations. By assessing the response to disturbance of several measures of sublethal effects as measures of disturbance, we hope to develop highly responsive and broadly applicable indices of future population risk in amphibians.NoRock conducts research in support of natural resources management in the mountains and plains of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Idaho. The Center produces and disseminates scientific information needed for decision-making in collaboration with Federal and State land management agencies, Native American tribes, academic institutions and organizations.Since 2001, NoRock has funded projects that advance the Center in producing strong and unbiased scientific information necessary for decision making. The Center will continue to support such projects.
Federal Grant Title: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU
Federal Agency Name: Geological Survey
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: 08HQPA0039
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 15.808
CFDA Descriptions: U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection
Current Application Deadline: Jul 07, 2008
Original Application Deadline: Jul 07, 2008
Posted Date: Jun 24, 2008
Creation Date: Jun 25, 2008
Archive Date: Aug 06, 2008
Total Program Funding: $4,456
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $4,456
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $4,456
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Other eligibility criteria: 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.
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