Addressing Structural Uncertainty in a Decision-making Framework to Inform Scaup Conservation Planning

Post Date

March 17th 2014

Application Due Date

March 24th 2014

This is a Notice of Intent to award to Montana State University through the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network.

Funding Opportunity Number

F14AS00121

CFDA Number(s)

15.655

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

This is a Notice of Intent to award to Montana State University through the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network.

Number of Awards

3

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a Notice of Intent to award to Montana State University through the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $62000

• Award Range:

  $2000 - $30000

Grant Description

The tasks to be performed under this agreement are as follows: R9 DMBM, R6 I&M, and Red Rock Lakes NWR will collaborate with Dr. Jay J. Rotella, Montana State University, to address a key uncertainty in the existing USFWS scaup population model currently used in the development of a scaup conservation action plan. We will build upon existing NWR banding and USGS recovery data to explore additive vs. compensatory harvest mortality (sensu Servanty et al. 2010) in lesser scaup. Specific deliverables will include an estimate of the correlation between `naturalк and harvest mortality for inclusion in a current FWS scaup population model.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Bill West, Refuge Manager, 406-276-3653 x 302
  bill_west@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  bill_west@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  bill_west@fws.gov

• More Information:

  None