This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $399,383 provides funding from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026 to support research at North Carolina State University under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074).
The award will fund an interdisciplinary research project to integrate data on the evolutionary and migratory potential of the partridge pea plant (Chamaecrista fasciculata) into models forecasting its population dynamics and extinction risk under climate change across its range. Researchers will evaluate genetic differences and gene flow between populations to estimate their ability to evolve in response to climate change. In collaboration with conservation organizations, the researchers will apply the findings to develop tools practitioners can use to predict extinction risks for at-risk grassland species under climate change in the Southeastern U.S. The funding will also support training scholars from historically marginalized backgrounds in relevant research skills.
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