Principal Investigator: Olivia Landry
Coastal Virginia ecological conservation (2024 Spring)
Team: Katherine Kivimaki (Project Lead), Brooklyn Appling, Sean Asbrand, Mitchell Johnson
Summary: Wetlands provide many ecosystem services to coastal regions, such… Read More
Principal Investigator: Clarissa Anderson
We propose a method for predicting the spatial distribution of harmful algal bloom (HAB) and toxin load likelihoods in the coastal region of the California Current System (CCS) using a unique blend of numerical models, ecological forecast models of target phytoplankton species (… Read More Principal Investigator: Katie Caruso
rhode island ecological conservation (2024 Spring)
Team: Natasha Crater (Project Lead), Joseph Barnes, Kristen Mecke, Nancy Nthiga
Summary: Global avian population decline since the 1970s is largely attributable to… Read More
Principal Investigator: Scott Cunningham
Northeast US Ecological Forecasting (Fall 2021)
Team: Rebecca Ohman (Project Lead), Chloe Birney, Anthony Bowman, Scarlet Jackson, and Margaret Jaenicke
Summary: Invasive plant species threaten environmental and… Read More
Principal Investigator: Lilian Pintea
The objective of this proposal is to develop a practical and operational Decision Support System that could be used by the Jane Goodall Institute and partners to annually monitor and forecast chimpanzee habitat health in Africa. Understanding the relative condition, or "health," of… Read More Principal Investigator: Tyler Pantle
New Hampshire Ecological Conservation (2023 Spring)
Team: Jane Zugarek (Project Lead), Madison Arndt, Jessica Gray, Amelia Untiedt
Summary: Bioindicator species monitoring allows researchers to infer the overall… Read More
Principal Investigator: Gordon Luikart
Understanding how species and habitats are likely to respond to climate warming is critical in developing effective conservation and management strategies for freshwater ecosystems. We propose to link high-resolution satellite remote sensing mapping of freshwater habitats with… Read More Principal Investigator: Robert Griffin
The Belize Barrier Reef System is a fragile environment where water health is highly important, and it is threatened by upstream human activities. The project team focuses on evaluating the water quality of Belize’s watersheds and the Belize Barrier Reef Lagoon in relation to… Read More
Principal Investigator: Jane Zugarek
Jefferson County Ecological Conservation (2024 Spring)
Team: Cassidy Bromka (Project Lead), Rosemary D’Andrea, Matthew Stewart, Kevin Jo
Summary: Wetlands in the Camas National Wildlife Refuge and Mud Lake Wildlife… Read More
Principal Investigator: Matthew Oliver
Proposals that respond to section 3.1.1 (Remote Sensing as a Catalyst for Large-scale Conservation) should link natural seascapes to large-scale conservation using satellite imagery to enable conservation planning with end-user organizations. End users should have enhanced tools for… Read More Principal Investigator: Solomon Dobrowski
Increasing temperatures, as well as more severe and frequent droughts and fires, has led to recruitment failure in semi-arid forests in the western US. The project team analyzes satellite Earth observations and climate factors to identify optimal reforestation sites. Since… Read More
Principal Investigator: Rebecca Lewison
As Earth’s oceans undergo dramatic changes, the spatial distributions of highly migratory species and fishing fleets are shifting in response to climate-driven changes, and there is growing concern of greater ecological and economic disruptions as climate impacts increase. New… Read More
Principal Investigator: Erika Podest
The country of Panama is surrounded in part by two oceans and has mountain ranges along the west and east, resulting in a wide range of climatic conditions. The diverse climate conditions result in a variety of vegetation throughout the country and make Panama one of the most… Read More
Principal Investigator: Seth Wenger
Conservation management for salmonids (trout + salmon) as for other taxa often requires decisions on the allocation of scarce resources. These decisions are typically supported by spatial prioritization schemes that seek to identify those populations with the highest chance of… Read More Principal Investigator: John Olson
The goal of the System for Mapping and Predicting Species of Concern (SMAP-SOC) project is to provide natural resource managers with a tool to both map current locations of freshwater species of concern (SOCs) and predict future changes in their distributions. Freshwater SOCs include… Read More Principal Investigator: Gretchen Daily
Managing and monitoring biodiversity is a major challenge and opportunity for business, especially in rangelands, as one of the most heavily managed and often degraded natural systems that provides significant resources and raw materials for production. One of the largest and most… Read More Principal Investigator: Valerie Seidel
The Balmoral Group team proposes to conduct a series of workshops in Gulf Coast states to advance the use of Earth observations for valuing ecosystem services and to define practical means to incorporate these values into resource planning and decision making in the coastal… Read More Principal Investigator: Madi Arndt
Alaska Ecological Conservation II (2024 Summer)
Team: Jackie Encinas (Project Lead), Levi Mitchell (Project Lead), Gareth Miller, Peter Vailakis
Summary: Caribou are known for their long-distance migrations from… Read More
Principal Investigator: Madi Arndt
Alaska ecological conservation (2024 Spring)
Team: Christian Sarro (Project Lead), Mahnoor Naeem, Benjamin Silver, Levi Mitchell
Summary: Each fall, caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in the Western Arctic Herd migrate… Read More
Principal Investigator: Neil Carter
Our collaborator and end-user, the US National Park Service (NPS), has policy and legislative mandates to conserve acoustic and night sky environments unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations. The rapid and unprecedented spread of anthropogenic nightlight and noise (ANLN)… Read More
