The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded a $499,999 Project Grant entitled "BOCP-DESIGN: US-CHINA: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LAND-USE CHANGE AND ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY AS DRIVERS OF ANIMAL COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY IN THE ZHOUSHAN AND CARIBBEAN ARCHIPELAGOS" to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). This grant, funded under the NSF Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), aims to understand why human-caused habitat modification leads to biodiversity loss in some areas, while other regions are more resilient. The researchers will examine bird, reptile, and amphibian communities across islands of varying sizes and isolation in the Zhoushan and Caribbean archipelagos to determine how factors like island biogeography, evolutionary history, and species dispersal ability influence biodiversity persistence in human-modified environments. The award will support undergraduate and graduate student training, as well as scientific collaboration between US and Chinese biodiversity researchers. UTA has a history of successfully administering federal grants, including awards from agencies such as NASA, DARPA, the Department of the Army, and the National Institutes of Health.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $500.0k | 7/28/23 |