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USGS invasive-species research synthesis and fisheries-data collaboration

The U.S. Geological Survey seeks a research partner to advance invasive-species synthesis and fisheries-data collaboration. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Center (NRCASC). - Opportunity: A three-year cooperative research project serving regional and national climate adaptation science needs. One award is anticipated, with estimated total funding of $480,000, including $155,000 for the first budget year. - Requested services: - Integrate local and regional data, expertise, and management needs, then synthesize information on invasive-species distribution, impacts, and management effectiveness. - Produce datasets, analyses, and summaries to support risk assessment, prioritization, and adaptation planning. - Develop a rapid research-synthesis toolbox and a model for creating syntheses useful to resource managers. - Convene workshops to improve fisheries-management database operability and interoperability and identify useful analytical and informatics applications. - Organization mentioned: The National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) is identified for its synthesis expertise. No product manufacturers or commercial vendors are specified. - Notable requirements: The selected partner must be a participating partner of the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. A proposal data-management plan and applicable open-format geospatial data, metadata, and submission requirements apply. Funding for the later budget years depends on satisfactory progress and availability.

Description

This USGS cooperative agreement funds a competitive research project to advance invasive species research and collaboration across regional and national scales. The work will integrate local and regional data and expertise, synthesize information on invasive species distribution, impacts, and management effectiveness, and develop datasets, analyses, and summaries to inform risk assessment, prioritization, and adaptation planning. The project will also convene workshops to integrate fisheries management databases and identify analytical and informatics applications for fisheries conservation and management. Eligible applicants are participating partners of the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit; one award is anticipated, with total estimated funding of $480,000 over three years.

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