OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.&#160; CESU&#8217;s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.&#160; Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.&#160; &#160;
Description: The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in detecting and mapping wetland vegetation including Sagittaria lancifolia (a wetland plant) in Puerto Rico. This research will contribute to habitat predications and Gap Analysis of the endangered Llanero Coqui (Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi - a species of frog). Research and mapping of species and their habitat within the SAS Biogeographic Science group results in production of Gap Analysis products for the Nation. This research will contribute to methods development and analysis of wetland species in the US Carribean and specifically support management efforts for the endangered restoration of the endangered Llanero Coqui.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: fgraves@usgs.gov
GrantorContactText: FAITH GRAVES&lt;br/&gt;fgraves@usgs.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.