The paleoecological history, mechanism, and drivers of type E botulism outbreaks near Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Post Date

January 28th 2010

Application Due Date

February 11th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-GLRI-NOI-VARI-10-091B

CFDA Number(s)

66.469

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a "Notice of Intent" of a single source task agreement award to the Science Museum of Minnesota-St. Croix Watershed Research Station, St. Croix, MN under the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The SCWRS is uniquely qualified to conduct this work. The SCWRS is one of very few multi-disciplinary paleolimnological research centers and features state-of-the-art sediment core dating and microscopy laboratories, a well stocked taxonomic library, and archived sediments from Great Lakes Network parks and around the world. The technical skills required to identify fossil remains in sediment cores are highly specialized, and SCWRS scientists are well known for their skills in these areas, having published extensively in taxonomy and paleoecology. Additionally, the principal investigator has previous experience with paleolimnological work in large lakes (including the Great Lakes and Lake Hovsgol) and is currently investigating long-term food web changes in the Lake Michigan ecosystem. This study is highly relevant and complementary to the proposed work at SLBE.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $175000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The paleoecological history, mechanism, and drivers of type E botulism outbreaks near Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Tonya Bradley
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 402-661-1656

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Help Desk

• Agency Email Address:

  tonya_bradley@nps.gov