OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes &#8211; Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem&#160; Studies Unit (CESU) Program.&#160; CESU&#8217;s are partnerships that provide research, technical &#160; assistance, and education.&#160; Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the GreatLakes Northern Forests (CESU) Program.&#160;
Description: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Great Lakes Science Center has a new research project seeking to estimate the survival of lake whitefish eggs in Thunder Bay, Lake Huron that ultimately seeks to determine whether invasive dreissenid mussels have a negative impact. This research is to test a hypothesis that invasive mussels reduce lake whitefish egg survival and thus is a key factor underlying a more than 50% reduction in lake whitefish yield in Lakes Huron and Michigan over the past two decades. This research project would be part of a multi-agency effort that evaluates the effectiveness of small-scale invasive mussel control on lake whitefish egg survival.
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.