OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Hawaii-Pacific Islands CESU
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.  CESU&#65533;&#65533;&#65533;s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.  Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
Description: The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for ecohydrological field research in Hawaii. The motivation for this work includes (1) improving understanding of how global warming will affect Hawaii&apos;s climate; (2) estimating the effects of possible future changes in climate on hydrological and ecological processes in Hawaii, including evapotranspiration, streamflow, groundwater recharge, and carbon exchange; and (3) investigating the impacts of invasive plant species on hydrological and ecological processes in Hawaii&apos;s forests.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: fgraves@usgs.gov
GrantorContactText: Faith Graves, 703-648-7356&lt;br/&gt;fgraves@usgs.gov&lt;br/&gt;