Oregon State University was awarded a $134,969 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology on September 15, 2021 to complete work by August 31, 2022. The grant falls under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems confronting the nation.
Specifically, the funding will support Oregon State University's "RAPID: FIRE-MEDIATED NATURAL EXPERIMENT ON TOP-DOWN VERSUS BOTTOM-UP FORCES ON A VERTEBRATE COMMUNITY" project. The project will leverage a recent wildfire near Corvallis, OR to examine top-down and bottom-up ecological forces on local vertebrate communities through a natural experiment framework. Insights gained from the research have the potential to increase understanding of fire impacts and post-fire recovery processes, informing land management and conservation efforts.
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