Archbold Expeditions Inc

3 SPECIES MONITORING AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE

POPULATION SURVEY AND MONITORING FOR THE GOPHER TORTOISE

BY LEVERAGING ARCHBOLD'S EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE SENTINEL LANDSCAPE AND BEYOND, THIS PARTNERSHIP BUILDS ON REGIONAL SUCCESSES TO INFORM CLASSIFICATION, RECOVERY AND REGULATORY DECISIONS AND PROMOTE MISSION FLEXIBILITY AND MILITARY READINESS AT AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE (APAFR). ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION WILL: 1. LEAD POPULATION MONITORING AND RESEARCH EFFORTS FOR THREE THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AT APAFR: FLORIDA GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (FGSP), FLORIDA SCRUB-JAY (FSJ), AND RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER (RCW). POPULATION MONITORING SERVICES WILL INCLUDE PROVIDING ESTIMATES OF POPULATION SIZE AND OCCUPIED HABITAT AND MAY INCLUDE BANDING AND RESIGHTING TO ESTIMATE SURVIVAL, PRODUCTIVITY, AND OTHER DEMOGRAPHIC METRICS. MONITORING ALSO MAY INCLUDE NEST SEARCHING AND MONITORING. 2. ASSESS HABITAT QUALITY FOR THESE SPECIES AND PROVIDE MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE HABITAT QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND INCREASE DISPERSAL. 3. LEAD POPULATION MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING INTER- AND/OR INTRA- POPULATION TRANSLOCATIONS FOR RCWS AND FGSPS AS AGREED UPON WITH USFWS, AND NEST PROTECTION FOR FGSPS. 4. LEAD RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR RCWS INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ARTIFICIAL NEST CAVITIES FOR RCWS. 5. PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL CONSERVATION PLANNING THROUGH NUMEROUS LONG-TERM AND ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS. 6. EMPLOY ITS SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS AND ITS LONG-ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WITH SCIENCE JOURNALISTS TO HIGHLIGHT APAFR'S ROLE IN SUCCESSFUL, COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION AND THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE SUCCESSES. 7. ASSIST USFWS PERSONNEL WITH RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. DELIVERABLES WILL INCLUDE: 1. COPIES OF RELATIONAL DATABASES WITH QUERIES TO SUMMARIZE BANDING ACTIVITIES, POPULATION MONITORING, ESTIMATES OF SURVIVAL, PRODUCTIVITY, AND DISPERSAL WHERE POSSIBLE, AND POPULATION OR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES COMPLETED. 2. REPORTS SUMMARIZING THE RESULTS OF THE HABITAT ASSESSMENTS AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THESE ASSESSMENTS. 3. UP-TO-DATE LOCATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, THEIR NESTS, OR CAVITIES, SHARED ON ARCGIS ONLINE WITH USFWS AND APAFR ENVIRONMENTAL FLIGHT STAFF. 4. SECTIONS OF COMPONENT PLANS FOR FGSPS, FSJS, AND RCWS INCLUDING SPECIES-SPECIFIC CURRENT STATUS, MANAGEMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, SPECIES-LEVEL MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT, AND HABITAT-LEVEL MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS WORK ARE: 1. CURRENT INFORMATION ON THE POPULATION SIZE AND POPULATION TRENDS OF FGSPS, FSJS, AND RCWS ON APAFR. 2. CURRENT INFORMATION ON HABITAT QUALITY AND IMPROVED HABITAT MANAGEMENT FOR FGSPS, FSJS, AND RCWS. 3. PROGRESS TOWARD RECOVERY GOALS FOR FGSPS, FSJS, AND RCWS. 4. DEVELOPMENT OF COMPONENT PLANS THAT PROMOTE SPECIES RECOVERY AND PROVIDE MISSION FLEXIBILITY AT APAFR. THIS WORK WILL HELP USFWS MEET RECOVERY GOALS FOR FGSP, FSJ, AND RCW AT APAFR. HEALTHY POPULATIONS OF THESE SPECIES PROVIDE MISSION FLEXIBILITY FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENABLING THEM TO TRAIN AND MAINTAIN MILITARY READINESS. ARCHBOLD ADVANCES ITS MISSION BY CONDUCTING THE SCIENCE THAT PROMOTES ON THE GROUND CONSERVATION.

MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS AT AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE, FLORIDA

RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: AN INTEGRATED LABORATORY FACILITY TO IMPROVE RESEARCH CAPACITY AT ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION -ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION, ESTABLISHED IN 1941, IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATION IN SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA DEDICATED TO LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION. ARCHBOLD OWNS AND MANAGES A 2,102-HA GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT SCRUB PRESERVE AND ADJACENT 1,476-HA RESTORATION SITE, AS WELL AS BUCK ISLAND RANCH, A 4,168 HA TERRESTRIAL AND FRESHWATER WORKING CATTLE RANCH ECOSYSTEM. THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS WILL DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED LABORATORY FACILITY TO PROVIDE NEW LABORATORY CAPACITY AND EQUIPMENT TO BETTER ALLOW ARCHBOLD?S SCIENTISTS AND VISITING RESEARCHERS TO STUDY THE LINKS BETWEEN EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL DRIVERS OF CHANGE AND FOUR KEY AREAS OF BIOLOGICAL RESPONSES: BIODIVERSITY, POPULATION ECOLOGY, ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING, AND AGROECOLOGY. THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL FACILITATE BROADER, DEEPER COLLABORATIONS WITH VISITING RESEARCHERS WHOSE WORK REQUIRES ENHANCED LABORATORY FACILITIES, INCREASE SCIENTIFIC NETWORKS INVOLVEMENT, AS WELL AS SERVE DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS, BROADEN STUDENT TRAINING AND ENHANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION?S (HTTPS://WWW.ARCHBOLD-STATION.ORG/INDEX.CFM) LABORATORY CAPACITY WILL BE INCREASED FOR: (1) FIELD SAMPLE PROCESSING, (2) ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES, AND (3) MOLECULAR RESEARCH. THE CENTERPIECE OF THE FACILITY WILL BE A NEW CORE LABORATORY (93 M2) CONSTRUCTED IN RENOVATED BUILDING SPACE. THE PROPOSED INTEGRATED FACILITY WILL ALSO INCLUDE EQUIPMENT UPGRADES TO IMPROVE CAPABILITIES, EFFICIENTLY UTILIZE EXISTING LABORATORY SPACE, AND SERVE THE GROWING RESEARCH NEEDS OF ARCHBOLD?S SCIENTISTS AND VISITING RESEARCHERS. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL PROMOTE CROSS-DISCIPLINARY, LABORATORY-BASED WORK TO COMPLEMENT OUR LONG-TERM POPULATION STUDIES (E.G., FLORIDA SCRUB JAYS (APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS; 54 YR), GOPHER TORTOISES (GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS; 55 YR) AND 17 PLANT SPECIES (20-42 YR)) VIA NEW CAPABILITIES TO INCREASE AND ENHANCE WIDE-RANGING LABORATORY FUNCTIONS (E.G., SOIL AND WATER NUTRIENT ANALYSES, DNA ANALYSES, IMMUNOLOGICAL TESTS). ULTIMATELY, THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL ENHANCE BASIC RESEARCH AND ECOLOGICAL THEORY IN BIODIVERSITY, POPULATION ECOLOGY AND GENETICS, ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING, AND AGROECOLOGY, AND ADVANCE 22 SPECIFIC RESEARCH FOCI AT ARCHBOLD. FACILITY-RELATED RESEARCH WILL BE DISSEMINATED VIA ARCHBOLD?S EXTENSIVE COMMUNICATION OUTLETS AND DIRECTLY INTEGRATED INTO EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

MANIPULATING FIRE AND GRAZING TO ENHANCE THE DELIVERY OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FROM SUBTROPICAL HUMID GRASSLANDS

THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON AN EXISTING PROJECT IN THE NORTHERN EVERGLADE TO QUANTITATIVELY ESTIMATE TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ON CATTLE RANCH

T&E SPECIES MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT AT AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE, FLORIDA. BASE YEAR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS 29 SEPTEMBER 2017 TO 28 SEPTEMBER 201

CSBR: NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS: TRANSFORMING ACCESSIBILITY TO THE RICH, SITE-BASED, MULTI-TAXON COLLECTION OF ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: LTREB: THE NEXT DECADE IN CONTINUING LONG-TERM DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH ON FLORIDA SCRUB PLANTS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, LTREB RENEWAL: USING LONG-TERM DATA, EXPERIMENTS AND MODELING TO ASSESS DEMOGRAPHIC EFFECTS OF FIRE AND COMPLEX INTERACTIONS

THE PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT IS TO COMPARE ECONOMIC EFFECTIVNESS OF CATTLE GRAZING AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT FOR EXOTIC GRASS CONTROL IN RANCHLAND THAT PROMOTE NATIVE HABITAT.

FSML INCREASING CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION

THIS AGREEMENT IDENTIFIES ASSISTANCE AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC. WILL COMPLETE FOR THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE USDA NRCS PROGRAM - CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS (CIG).

WITH THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM GRAZING STUDY, PARTNER WILL DESIGN INNOVATIVE TOOLS THAT WILL HELP LAND MANAGERS ASSESS WETLAND HEALTH AND REFINE WETLAND GRAZING MANAGEMENT.

A NEXT GENERATION INSTRUMENTED BUOY FOR LAKE ANNIE, ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION

ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION, ESTABLISHED IN 1941, IS A NOT FOR PROFIT BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATION IN SOUTH CENTRALFLORIDA DEDICATED TO LONG TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION ARCHBOLD OWNS AND MANAGES A5,193 ACRE GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT SCRUB PRESERVE STATION AND ADJACENT 3,648 ACRE RESTORATION SITE HEREAFTER, THERESERVE , AS WELL AS BUCK ISLAND RANCH HEREAFTER, THE RANCH , A 10,500 ACRE WORKING CATTLE RANCH ECOSYSTEM THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF TWO PARTS THE FIRST PART IS HABITAT IMPROVEMENT AT ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION FORLISTED PLANT SPECIES, FOR WHICH 75 ACRES OF ROSEMARY SCRUB HABITAT ON ARCHBOLD S RESERVE WILL BE IMPROVED VIAMECHANICAL METHODS, PRESCRIBED FIRE, INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, AND SEEDING OF LISTED SPECIES SNAKEROOT ANDSCRUB BLAZING STAR SUCCESS OF THE HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON RECRUITMENT AND ESTABLISHMENTOF THE LISTED PLANT SPECIES THE SECOND PART IS MONITORING FOR THE FLORIDA PERFORATE CLADONIA LICHEN AT TWO NEWSITES AT LITTLE MANATEE RIVER SOUTH FORK AND AT DUETTE PRESERVE THE DATA WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE THE ABUNDANCEOF THE TWO NEW POPULATIONS

COLLABORATIVE LONG-TERM AGRO-ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH (LTAR) EFFORTS: LIVESTOCK GRAZING IN RANGELANDS AND PASTURES

RANGE-WIDE RESURVEYS OF FLORIDA SCRUB-JAY TO ASSESS POPULATION TRENDS AND GENOMIC SIGNATURES OF EXTINCTION VERSUS PERSISTENCE

FERAL SWINE CONTACT, DISEASE TRANSMISSION, DAMAGE, AND POPULTION CHANGE METHODS DEVELOPMENT AND DATA COLLECTION

THE FLORIDA GRASSHOPPER SPARROW (FGSP), LISTED AS ENDANGERED IN 1986 (51 FR 27492), IS CONSIDERED ONE OF NORTH AMERICA S MOST IMPERILED BIRDS. FGSPS TYPICALLY OCCUR IN FLORIDA DRY PRAIRIE, YET ALSO ARE FOUND IN PASTURES ON WORKING RANCHES. LESS THAN 20 OF FLORIDA S NATURAL DRY PRAIRIE REMAINS, WITH THE LARGEST, INTACT NATIVE DRY PRAIRIES ALREADY PROTECTED. WORKING RANGELANDS MAY PROVIDE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FGSP POPULATIONS AND ACHIEVE DELISTING RECOVERY CRITERION 1. HOWEVER, THIS STRATEGY NECESSITATES UNDERSTANDING FGSP DEMOGRAPHY AND NEST SUCCESS ON RANGELANDS. ARCHBOLD WILL MONITOR FGSPS, FIND AND PROTECT NESTS, AND ASSESS HABITAT AT DELUCA PRESERVE, A WORKING CATTLE RANCH, TO BETTER UNDERSTAND DEMOGRAPHY OF FGSPS ON RANGELANDS.THE DELUCA PRESERVE WAS A PRIVATELY HELD CATTLE RANCH (DESTINY RANCH), AND IN 2020, THE DELUCA FAMILY PLACED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY AND DONATED THE LAND TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. SINCE 2017, ARCHBOLD, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND THE FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA, HAS MONITORED AND MANAGED THE DELUCA FGSP POPULATION, PROTECTED NESTS, COMPLETED HABITAT ASSESSMENTS FOR FGSPS, PROVIDED HABITAT MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SERVICE, AND COORDINATED THESE ACTIONS THROUGH THE FLORIDA GRASSHOPPER SPARROW WORKING GROUP.HERE WE PROPOSE TO CONTINUE THESE ACTIONS TO: (I) BETTER UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MANAGEMENT, FGSP HABITAT, AND DEMOGRAPHY. ALL OUR PROJECT OBJECTIVES ALIGN WITH THE RECOVERY ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE FGSP STRATEGIC VISION (SERVICE 2019).OBJECTIVES1.POPULATION DEMOGRAPHIC MONITORINGA.CONDUCT POINT-COUNT SURVEYS IN OCCUPIED PASTURES IN APRIL, MAY, JUNE, AND JULY (ACTIONS 6, 8, 16).B.CONDUCT TRANSECT SURVEYS IN PASTURES NOT KNOWN TO BE OCCUPIED ONCE PER BREEDING SEASON (ACTIONS 6, 8, 16).C.BAND ALL FGSPS AT DELUCA, INCLUDING NESTLINGS (ACTIONS 6, 8, 16).2.NEST PROTECTIONA.LOCATE AND FENCE ALL FGSP NESTS (ACTIONS 3, 8).B.LIFT FGSP NESTS AT RISK OF FLOODING (ACTION 4).C.TREAT RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT MOUNDS NEAR FGSP NESTS (ACTION 5).3.HABITAT QUALITY ASSESSMENTSA.ASSESS HABITAT AT ALL TRANSECT AND POINT COUNT SURVEY LOCATIONS ANNUALLY (ACTION 16).4.STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTA.COORDINATE, VIA THE FGSP WORKING GROUP, WITH PARTNERS AND AGENCY STAFF (ACTION 19).DELIVERABLES1.TECHNICAL REPORT SUMMARIZING POPULATION, DEMOGRAPHIC MONITORING, AND NEST PROTECTION ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES, AND HABITAT ASSESSMENTS.2.WEEKLY ATTENDANCE AT THE FGSP WORKING GROUP MEETINGS DURING THE BREEDING SEASON AND PRESENTATIONS SUMMARIZING RESULTS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.

FSML INCREASING DATA INTEGRATION, RESEARCH COLLABORATION, AND TRAINING AT ARCHBOLD

COLLABORATIVE LONG-TERM AGRO-ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH (LTAR) EFFORTS: LIVESTOCK GRAZING IN RANGELANDS AND PASTURES

DEVELOPING A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR FLORIDA GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS ON A WORKING CATTLE RANCH IN CENTRAL FLORIDA

COLLABORATIVE LONG-TERM AGRO-ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH (LTAR) EFFORTS: LIVESTOCK GRAZING IN RANGELANDS AND PASTURES

SGER: EPISODIC DISEASE AND HOST POPULATION DYNAMICS: IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO EMERGING EPIDEMIC IN A WELL-STUDIED ORGANISM

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RAPID: RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE OF THE MICROBIAL LANDSCAPE FOLLOWING HURRICANE DISTURBANCE -MICROBES LIVING IN SOILS CARRY OUT KEY ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS ON WHICH HUMANS DEPEND, INCLUDING DECOMPOSITION, NUTRIENT CYCLING, AND SUPPORTING PLANT GROWTH. HURRICANES ARE INCREASING IN BOTH FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY, WHICH MAY ALTER AND POSSIBLY EVEN DISRUPT THESE IMPORTANT MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES. HOWEVER, THERE IS VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE STABILITY OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF THE FUNCTIONS THEY CARRY OUT, WHEN EXPOSED TO HURRICANE DISTURBANCE. THIS STUDY TAKES ADVANTAGE OF RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN DNA SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE MILTON ON THE FUNCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL MICROBES. ON OCTOBER 9, 2024, HURRICANE MILTON HIT FLORIDA AS A CATEGORY 3 MAJOR HURRICANE AND PASSED OVER ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION. RECENT SURVEYS OF SOIL MICROBES CARRIED OUT AT THIS SITE BEFORE HURRICANE MILTON MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO ASSESS HOW HURRICANES ALTER THIS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS MICROBIAL COMMUNITY FUNCTION WILL BE RESILIENT TO HURRICANE DISTURBANCES. THE PROJECT WILL ENGAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SCIENCE VIA CAMPUS VISITS FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING EVENTS AND THE PRODUCTION OF AGE-APPROPRIATE LEARNING MATERIALS, AND WILL ALSO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDENTS. DUE TO LIMITED DATA ON LANDSCAPE-SCALE MICROBIAL FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE FIRST ASSESSMENT IN A NATURAL TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT OF 1) HURRICANE-DRIVEN SHIFTS IN MICROBIAL FUNCTION AND 2) HURRICANE-DRIVEN HOMOGENIZATION OF MICROBIAL FUNCTION AT DIFFERENT SPATIAL SCALES. THIS RESEARCH WILL COMBINE PRE- AND POST-HURRICANE LANDSCAPE-SCALE FIELD SURVEYS, MICROBIAL MICROCOSM EXPERIMENTS, METAGENOMIC SEQUENCING, AND BIOINFORMATICS TO EVALUATE HOW MICROBIAL COMMUNITY TAXONOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL BIODIVERSITY ARE RESTRUCTURED BY HURRICANES. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL COMPARE RECENT PRE-HURRICANE SOIL MICROBIAL FUNCTION AND DIVERSITY SURVEYS OF >80 PATCHES OF FLORIDA SCRUB HABITAT ACROSS A NATURAL LANDSCAPE AND ~100S OF MICROCOSMS WITHIN PATCHES WITH MICROBIAL FUNCTION AND DIVERSITY SURVEYS FROM THE SAME SITES OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. BY TRACKING CHANGES THROUGH TIME, THE RESEARCH WILL EVALUATE MICROBIAL RESISTANCE TO AND RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE DISTURBANCE. MODEL SELECTION AND MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES OF METAGENOMIC AND ABIOTIC LANDSCAPE DATA WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE WHICH NATURAL AND HUMAN-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR RAPID RECOVERY OF MICROBIOME FUNCTION. OVERALL, THIS RESEARCH WILL PROVIDE THE ABILITY TO ASSESS THE STABILITY OF MICROBIAL FUNCTIONAL AND TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY IN THE FACE OF HURRICANE DISTURBANCE BY IDENTIFYING THE DEGREE OF BOTH RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE IN MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES. COLLECTIVELY, THIS WILL PROVIDE THE MOST COMPLETE PICTURE OF HURRICANE EFFECTS ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES FROM ANY SYSTEM. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

LTREB: CONTINUING LONG-TERM DEMOGRAPHY OF FLORIDA SCRUB PLANTS

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INVASION OF NORTH TEMPERATE FOREST SOILS BY EXOTIC EARTHWORMS

HABITAT PROTECTION FENCE

ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION-RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS

TO IMPLEMENT HABITAT RESTORATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSED SOUTHERN RIDGE SANDHILL ON ABS.

INVESTIGATING GREENHOUSE GAS FLUXES IN GRAZED SUBTROPICAL PASTURES

(WCEA) ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION -RESTORATION/24 ACRES OF SCRUB JAY HABITAT

MANIPULATING FIRE AND GRAZING TO ENHANCE THE DELIVERY OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FROM SUBTROPICAL HUMID GRASSLANDS