OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Southern Appalachian CESU
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a   Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU&#191;s are   partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and   education.  Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the   Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)   Program.
Description: The US Geological Survey, Tennessee Water Science Center, is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research related to impacts on southeastern grasslands from climate change and invasive species. Research Objectives: 1. To perform field experiments in a tall-grass prairie site to examine interacting effects of climate change and invasive species. 2. To meet research objective 1 above, field experiments will be conducted to examine interactive effects of warming and precipitation treatments and the invasive species Lespedeza cuneata on native plant communities in tall-grass prairies. 3. Findings from the field experiments will be published as one or more USGS data releases, with appropriate metadata, along with one or more scientific journal papers.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contract Specialist
GrantorContactText: Faith Graves 703-648-7356&lt;br/&gt;fgraves@usgs.gov