Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
This funding opportunity is designed for affiliated partners of the Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU program to conduct research on the impact of metals in freshwater ecosystems, ultimately aiding resource managers in understanding and mitigating ecological risks from metal contamination.
Description
U.S. Geological Surveys (USGS) Powell Center is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner for research on Defining subsidystress gradients for metals and relevance for US surface waters. The research project will gather data to conduct a synthesis of metal bioavailability in rivers and streams to explore spatiotemporal, taxonomic, and intra-metal variability in subsidystress gradients. Data will serve to develop a unified model for surface waters describing the biological role of metals from subsidy to stress.