The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $293,009 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to Kansas State University (KSU) with a project period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027. The grant funds collaborative research to study how fire disturbance and climate change impact biodiversity in fire-prone ecosystems, with a focus on the Venus flytrap and other threatened species in longleaf pine savannas. Key deliverables include: 1) developing models to predict population changes of indicator species like the Venus flytrap under different fire and climate change scenarios, 2) providing management recommendations for prescribed burns in longleaf pine ecosystems, and 3) creating a web-based tool for land managers in the southeastern U.S. to aid conservation planning. The project will also train graduate and undergraduate students in ecology and conservation. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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