Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Colorado Plateau CESU

Post Date

June 28th 2010

Application Due Date

July 8th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

10HQPA0087

CFDA Number(s)

15.808

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program”.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $99000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research titled “Investigating Potential Climate Change Impacts on the Upper Colorado River Fish Fauna; An Aquatic Ecology Investigation to Support the Sothern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative” Research Objectives include: • Investigate the current and projected impacts of climate change on the ichthyofauna of the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB) • Examine historic and current spatial patterns and occurrence of native and non-native fishes relative to thermal regimes in UCRB streams • Model thermal resources in main rivers of the UCRB to gain understanding of preferred thermal requirements • Describe current and future fish distribution in the UCRB under a variety of climate change scenarios • Determine zones of overlap for native and nonnative fishes • Provide land managers with information that will help protect fish communities in the UCRB

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Geological Survey

• Agency Contact:

  FAITH GRAVES
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 703-648-7356

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Contract Specialist

• Agency Email Address:

  fgraves@usgs.gov