OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Studies Unit (CESU) Program.&#160; CESU&#8217;s are partnerships that provide research, technical &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; assistance, and education.&#160; Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU Program
Description: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to assist with the hydrodynamic support for coastal ecosystem restoration. CESU and USGS partners will work closely to integrate data to best describe the relationships among Cladophora, nutrient concentrations, light conditions, and dreissenid mussel abundance that lead to the widespread success of Cladophora in a drastically altered ecosystem. Further, the benthic ecosystem, which is strongly influenced by both algae and invasive mussels, supports many other species of interest (e.g., microbes, macroinvertebrates, native and nonnative fish species) influencing various ecosystem processes (e.g., nutrient cycling, energy flow, trophic dynamics) are additional targets for habitat characterization and identify areas for restoration.
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.