Mountain Plover Demographic Modeling

Post Date

April 13th 2009

Application Due Date

April 20th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

FWSR9-MBP-SHOREBIRD-2FY09

CFDA Number(s)

15.655

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $18000

• Award Range:

  $15000 - $18000

Grant Description

Building on the Service-sponsored Structured Decision Making workshop, this project should refine the preliminary, range-wide demographic model for Mountain Plovers. The model should be expanded to be spatially explicit and have linked population states. Using the Mountain Plover as an example, the project should examine novel ways for modeling migratory connectivity. Parameters in the initial model should be refined by undertaking a thorough review of published and unpublished literature. A more complete set of environmental conditions should be incorporated into the model; these components drive the optimization routines fundamental to Structured Decision Making.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Brad Andres
  Wildlife Biologist
  Phone 303-275-2324

• Agency Mailing Address:

  work

• Agency Email Address:

  brad_andres@fws.gov