Examine Factors Affecting Productivity of Black Oystercatchers in Southwest Alaska — National Park Service funding opportunity
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Examine Factors Affecting Productivity of Black Oystercatchers in Southwest Alaska

This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project with University of Alaska Fairbanks under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program. CES...

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Award $1k–$78k Deadline Fixed Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Jul 7, 2013
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: $1,000 – $77,997, total pool ~$77,997.
  • Issued by: National Park Service.
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Award amount
$1k–$78k
Deadline
Fixed
Total pool
$78k

About this opportunity

This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project with University of Alaska Fairbanks under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. The project intended award is $77,997. STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Agreements Concerning Cooperative Research and Training on NPS Resources (16 § 1a-2(j)), The Secretary may enter into agreements with public or private educational institutions, States and their political subdivisions, for the purpose of developing research and training programs concerning the resources of the National Park System, and pursuant to such agreements, to accept from and make available to the cooperator such technical and support staff, financial assistance for mutually agreed upon research projects, supplies and administrative services relating to cooperative research units as the Secretary deems appropriate. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN: The purpose of this agreement is to support a project to conduct a collaborative study to examine black oystercatcher diet and chick provisioning throughout the nesting season to ensure robust interpretation of trends observed in long term monitoring data collected for this species. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN This Task Agreement (Agreement) is being entered into by and between the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). The goal of this agreement is the implementation of a collaborative study involving NPS and UAF scientists to examine black oystercatcher diet and chick provisioning throughout the nesting season to ensure robust interpretation of trends observed in long term monitoring data collected for this species. The Nearshore Monitoring Protocol under the Southwest Alaska Inventory and Monitoring Program incorporates annual monitoring of black oystercatcher population abundance, nest density and productivity, and prey species and sizes provided to chicks. However, each of these metrics is estimated from a single visit to Kenai Fjords and Katmai National Parks annually. Data resulting from a single observation are recognized as potentially influenced by events that occur both prior to and following the visit, including breeding failure, and egg and chick mortality. Additionally, the collection of prey remains brought to nest sites to provision chicks can only reflect what was provided prior to the collection date and does not include data about soft bodied prey, prey items brought to chicks away from the nest site, or prey items brought to the area by other birds such as gulls and crows. To address these issues, we propose examining black oystercatcher nests, diet and chick provisioning to ensure robust interpretation of trends observed in long term monitoring data collected for this species. Our objectives in the proposed research are to: 1) Estimate productivity at 20 black oystercatcher nest sites over two years 2) Determine sources of disturbance and mortality to chicks prior to fledging 3) Estimate rates of energy delivery to chicks through repeated collections of prey shell remains and observations of prey deliveries 4) Estimate productivity and fledging success as a function of prey provisioning. The partner, in cooperation with the National Park Service will: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT -Substantial Involvement : Substantial involvement on the part of the National Park Service is anticipated for the successful completion of the objectives to be funded by this award. In particular, the National Park Service will be responsible for the following: The NPS will play a substantial role in this study by providing project oversight, historical data, logistical support, supplies and equipment, staffing and training.

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Source ID237294
PostedJul 7, 2013

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