Investigating the effects of mixed-severity wildfires and timber harvest management on interspecific competition and population dynamics of the mesocarnivore guild in northern California and southern Oregon

Funding Opportunity ID: 292369 Opportunity Number: F17AS00130 Opportunity Title: Investigating the effects of mixed-severity wildfires and timber harvest management on interspecific competition and population dynamics of the mesocarnivore guild in northern California and southern OregonOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 15.664Eligible Applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationAdditional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: DOI-FWSAgency Name: Department of the InteriorFish and Wildlife ServicePosted Date: Mar 10, 2017Close Date: This is a Notice of Intent and the project has been awarded to Oregon State University.Last Updated Date: Mar 10, 2017Award Ceiling: $150,000Award Floor: $150,000Estimated Total Program Funding: $150,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Description: Sustainable forest management practices must preserve ecosystem services while also ensuring a productive timber industry. Problems related to maintaining fishers (Pekania pennanti) in healthy ecosystems epitomize the vulnerabilities of forest management practices to conservation efforts, especially related to ecological disturbances. Although not currently listed as threatened or endangered by USFWS, the fisher remains a species of concern in California and in the Pacific states (USD...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding