OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.  CESU&#226;&#191;&#191;s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.  Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Lakes Northern Forests (CESU) Program.
Description: The USGS is offering a funding opportunity for a CESU partner to conduct research and monitoring related to Lake Ontario&#226;&#191;&#191;s lower aquatic food web in support of Lake Ontario&#226;&#191;&#191;s 2018 Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) year. The U.S.-Canada Lake Ontario Action and Management Plan (https://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/lake-ontario#lamps) has identified the continuation of long term monitoring of the microbial loop, phytoplankton, zooplankton and mysids as essential to detect ecological change and to support the development of whole system ecological models to assist water quality and fishery managers (Attachment 1). In addition, opportunistic monitoring of larval fishes has been added to this funding opportunity to support other funded studies examining the status of native coregonid fishes
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contract Specialist
GrantorContactText: Faith Graves 703-648-7356&lt;br/&gt;fgraves@usgs.gov&lt;br/&gt;