Seabirds as Indicators of Coastal Ecosystem Condition and Change — National Park Service funding opportunity
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Seabirds as Indicators of Coastal Ecosystem Condition and Change

This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service¿s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competiti...

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Award $100–$76k Deadline Fixed Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Apr 8, 2014
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: $100 – $75,522, total pool ~$75,522.
  • Issued by: National Park Service.
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Award amount
$100–$76k
Deadline
Fixed
Total pool
$76k

About this opportunity

This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service¿s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. OVERVIEW: Seabirds are good indicators of the processes and condition of the marine ecosystem, and are relatively easy to monitor compared to other marine organisms. This project counts several species of seabirds using the near shore habitat in the Resurrection Bay area and monitors the productivity (number of eggs laid, number of eggs hatched, number of chicks surviving, etc.) of two species nesting in colonies. The data will be used to develop scientific models of the marine ecosystem of the Gulf of Alaska by the GulfWatch Alaska program. The models can then be used for a variety of purposes by both academic researchers and management agencies, including managing marine ecosystems or simply gaining a better understanding of how seabirds and other resources respond to impacts such as oil spills or climate change. This project is unique in that it collects data monthly, instead of annually, which gives much more detail. It also measures the specific breeding success of two different breeding birds with different life histories. The work includes installing automated video and dSLR cameras at Barwell Island and Cape Resurrection to monitor 30-60 nests of Common Murres and Black-legged Kittiwakes. Footage is collected and analyzed in a lab after the breeding season. Physical data, such as pressure, etc. is obtained from NOAA's online databases. This work also includes conducting monthly vessel-based surveys of seabirds within 200 yards of shore around the shoreline of Resurrection Bay. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN: The methods used have been developed jointly by staff from the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) and NPS I&M staff. The data generated will be analyzed jointly by ASLC and NPS staff. The data generated, along with other datasets, will be synthesized by ASLC and NPS staff as part of the seabird group of the interagency GulfWatch program in order to develop ecosystem models of the Gulf of Alaska. Calibration of the methods is conducted by both ASLC and NPS staff. This requires that vessels from both parties work simultaneously in tandem counting seabirds in order to determine observer error. Finally, NPS staff will accompany ASLC researchers to gather video footage and photos that will be developed into education and outreach multimedia products that will be used by both parties. RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT: The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) will conduct all field research for this project with the exception of the double observer counts for method calibration, which will include NPS staff and vessels. This includes all vessel-based operations; gathering of data in the Black-legged Kittiwake and Common Murre colonies, gathering of seabird data along transects, gathering physical data from other sources; purchasing, deploying and maintaining field supplies; and backing up data using appropriate databases and hardware. The Alaska SeaLife Center will handle all administrative and supervisory duties related to non-NPS staff and students. The Alaska SeaLife Center will prepare all data for peer-reviewed publication and presentations at scientific conferences. They will also work in collaboration with NPS staff on analyzing the data and synthesizing data for inclusion in ecosystem models of the Gulf of Alaska. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 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: 1. Coordinate vessel-based surveys for NPS staff to conduct calibration surveys with ASLC staff. 2.

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Source ID253591
PostedApr 8, 2014

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