Lter: long term ecological research at the hubbard brook experimental forest

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Award ID
2224545
Recipient
Awarding agency
Obligated
$4,824,999

Award facts

Assistance listing
47.074 Biological Sciences
Completion date 61% complete
Funding agency
Division of Emerging Frontiers National Science Foundation
Place of performance
Millbrook, NY 12545, USA

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Abstract
The need for long-term research on forest ecosystems has accelerated markedly in recent years. Traditional interests in provision of wood products and clean water have expanded to include climate mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and ecological and social resilience. Forests are complex ecosystems, dominated by long-lived organisms, and are highly connected to adjacent ecosystems at many scales. Long-term research at the hubbard brook experimental forest has focused on the ecology and management of hardwood forests, with a focus on understanding the role of disturbance in how forest ecosystems work. The research has continually evolved as unexpected observations emerge from long-term studies, raising questions that can only be addressed with continued long-term research. Recent surprises that will be explored in this latest phase of research are: 1) unexpected changes in the elevational distribution of some tree species that have surprisingly migrated downward instead of up-slope as would be expected in response to warming temperatures; (2) abrupt increases in water use by plants over the past 10 years, and (3) significant declines since the 1970S in some species of birds, salamanders, caterpillars, and beetles. The long-term nature of studies at hubbard brook has allowed researchers to build deep relationships with stakeholders. These relationships are also evolving, and researchers will diversify them to increase participation of underrepresented groups. Specifically, they will make the lens of research more inclusive and more holistic and will recruit new participants to make the site and community more diverse. The overarching research theme of this project is the long-term response of ecosystem structure, composition, and function to disturbance. The conceptual model underpinning the project envisions three principal types of disturbance acting as drivers of change in the ecosystem: changing atmospheric chemistry, changing climate, and changing biota. The effects of these drivers play out on a biogeophysical template that includes variation across the landscape in topography, geology, soils, vegetation, and history of past disturbance. Within the ecosystem, the disturbances affect the interacting processes of hydrology, biogeochemistry, vegetation, and food web dynamics. The conceptual model is evolving to focus on ?control points of change? In the landscape - specific places and times where significant changes will begin or accelerate. The research is integrated with broader impacts activities driven by four goals: (1) establish long-term, trusting relationships with diverse community members and environmental decision-makers across the northern forest ecoregion; (2) recruit and train the next generation of ecosystem scientists and environmental leaders; (3) support diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism (DEI & a) within the site and broader scientific communities; and (4) drive innovations in research, education, and outreach. To achieve these goals, five approaches are planned: public and policy engagement programs, science education and training programs, an art-science program, development and maintenance of infrastructure for DEI & a, and use of a critical ecology approach to make the lens of the site?s research more inclusive and holistic. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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Action Obligated Date
Amendment $1,000,000
Amendment $0
Amendment $1,274,999
Amendment $1,275,000
Original award $1,275,000

Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
Northern Arizona University Under the leadership of PI Richardson and Co-PI Carbone, work by the NAU team for the Hubbard Brook LTER will focus on using estimates of soil C age, derived… $119,610
The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York The budget to SUNY-ESF supports the activities of Ruth Yanai and the participation of summer research interns in the Hubbard Brook LTER. Their interests include… $94,608
Duke University Duke personnel will help sustain sampling of stream climate data, aquatic primary producers and emergent insects in seven headwater streams (W1-6, and 9) and… $92,875
Vassar College In an ever-changing world, the presence and persistence of wildlife species common to an area can indicate suitable habitat conditions as well as providing… $39,735
University System Of New Hampshire PI Kelsey and co-PI Evans will maintain flux tower site instrumentation and dataflow and ensure continuous energy supply to instrumentation in order to continue… $94,604
Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York Reinmann will work on the Climate Change Across Seasons Experiment leading soil respiration measurements and data analysis and contributing to carbon budget… $18,921
Syracuse University Driscoll will oversee the collection, chemical analysis and interpretation of soil solutions and streamwater in reference and calcium silicate treated… $287,451
Trustees Of Dartmouth College Rationale: Foliar N is frequently limiting to primary consumers due to nutritional stoichiometry. Concentrations of foliar N, which vary seasonally, among… $397,353
Cornell University Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Documentation of annual productivity in five reference plots and leaf and seed production on two treated… $580,051
University Of Montana Lowe will conduct research at HBR on the response of stream salamanders and invertebrates to disturbance resulting from regional climate change. This funding… $92,631
University System Of New Hampshire 1)Hubbard Brook Information Management (Martin) Mary Martin, The Hubbard Brook Long�Term Ecological Research program (HBR) Information… $673,719
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University I am looking forward to continuing our collaboration on the Hubbard Brook (HBR) LTER and expanding the participation with colleagues here at Virginia Tech.… $128,368
Trustees Of Boston University Dr. Templer is an ecosystem ecologist and forest ecologist with experience studying plant and microbial ecology and biogeochemistry of natural and managed… $264,902
Inquiring Systems, Inc. We propose a series of meetings that will be held virtually and in person at HBR. These meetings will take the format of symposia and theme-based working… $89,390
Miami University Fisk is responsible for an integrated set of experiments testing effects of N, P, and N+P on community composition and biomass growth of mycorrhizae and… $93,494
Hubbard Brook Research Foundation On behalf of the Hubbard Brook project, HBRF proposes to: 1) coordinate the summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program, 2) conduct math and science… $314,098
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Quick answers

Who received award 2224545?

2224545 was awarded to Cary Institute Of Ecosystem Studies, Inc. by Division of Environmental Biology (National Science Foundation) on March 1, 2023.

How much is award 2224545 worth?

$4,824,999 has been obligated on 2224545.

Which agency awarded 2224545?

Division of Environmental Biology (National Science Foundation) awarded 2224545, with funding from Division of Emerging Frontiers (National Science Foundation).

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