Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU
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Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU: The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to conduct genetics research on lake sturgeon in the St. Clair â¿¿ Detroit River System (SCDRS), Great Lakes.
The goals of this research will be to collect genetic information from DNA extracted from lake sturgeon collected from the SCDRS from 2011-2016, for an estimated sample size of about 300/year. The extracted DNA will be analyzed at 18 microsatellite loci. The genetic data will then be used to determine the number of parents that produced the analyzed larvae, providing an estimate of the number of spawning individuals and the spawning (or other) habitats they used. In addition, the DNA from these fish samples will be compared with an existing DNA inventory of lake sturgeon collected throughout the Great Lakes in order to determine the relationship between the lake sturgeon spawning stocks sampled in the SCDRS to other genetically unique stocks. Results from these analyses will provide a better understanding of the relationship of the SCDRS lake sturgeon spawning population to other lake sturgeon populations found throughout the Great Lakes.
The goals of this research will be to collect genetic information from DNA extracted from lake sturgeon collected from the SCDRS from 2011-2016, for an estimated sample size of about 300/year. The extracted DNA will be analyzed at 18 microsatellite loci. The genetic data will then be used to determine the number of parents that produced the analyzed larvae, providing an estimate of the number of spawning individuals and the spawning (or other) habitats they used. In addition, the DNA from these fish samples will be compared with an existing DNA inventory of lake sturgeon collected throughout the Great Lakes in order to determine the relationship between the lake sturgeon spawning stocks sampled in the SCDRS to other genetically unique stocks. Results from these analyses will provide a better understanding of the relationship of the SCDRS lake sturgeon spawning population to other lake sturgeon populations found throughout the Great Lakes.
Federal Grant Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU |
Federal Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
Grant Categories: | Science and Technology |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | G16AS00041 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 319681 |
CFDA Descriptions: | U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
Current Application Deadline: | Mar 28, 2016 |
Original Application Deadline: | Mar 28, 2016 |
Posted Date: | Mar 14, 2016 |
Creation Date: | Mar 14, 2016 |
Archive Date: | Jun 14, 2016 |
Total Program Funding: | $190,339 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $190,339 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $0 |
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
- This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUâ¿¿s are partnerships that provide research, technical
assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Lakes and Northern Forests (CESU) Program. - Grant Announcement Contact
- Faith Graves 703-648-7356
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Contract Specialist
Geological Survey 703-648-7344