Resource Conservation and Climate Change

SERDP and ESTCP’s Resource Conservation and Climate Change program area supports the development of the science, technologies, and methods needed to sustainably manage DoD’s installation infrastructure.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Genetic Diversity Monitoring in Plants and Wildlife

Project Information
Project ID: RC-246
SERDP Oct 1997

Integration of Radiotelemetry, Remote Sensing, and GIS

Project Information
Project ID: RC-363
SERDP Oct 1997

Strategic Natural Resource Management Methodology

Project Information
Project ID: RC-373
Principal Investigator: Ms. Pamela Sydelko, Argonne National Lab
SERDP Jul 1999

Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Resources

Project Information
Project ID: RC-507
Principal Investigator: Dr. Keturah Reinbold, USA CERL
SERDP Oct 1999

Advanced Biotelemetry for Resource Management

Project Information
Project ID: RC-759
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Seegar, Center for Conservation Research & Technology
SERDP Oct 1999

Application of Hyperspectral Techniques to Monitoring and Management of Invasive Weed Infestation

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1143
Principal Investigator: Dr. Susan Ustin, University of California
SERDP Jan 2008

Exotic Annual Grasses in Western Rangelands: Predicting Resistance and Resilience of Native Ecosystems Invasion

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1144
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jayne Belnap, USGS/Canyonlands Field Station
SERDP Oct 2004

Integrated Control and Assessment of Knapweed and Cheatgrass on DoD Installations

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1145
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mark Paschke, Colorado State University
SERDP Feb 2008

Regenerating Longleaf Pine on Hydric Soils: Short- and Long-Term Effects on Native Ground-Layer Vegetation

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1303
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joan Walker, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
SERDP Jun 2009

Developing a Spatially Distributed Terrestrial Biogeochemical Cycle Modeling System to Support the Management of Fort Benning and its Surrounding Areas

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1462
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shuguang Liu, SAIC
SERDP Sep 2010

Developing Biological Control of Garlic Mustard

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1146
Principal Investigator: Dr. Bernd Blossey, Cornell University
SERDP Feb 2003

Identify Resilient Characteristics and Develop Wear Resistant Plant Cultivars for Use on Military Training Lands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1103
Principal Investigator: Mr Antonio Palazzo, USACE ERDC-CRREL
SERDP Oct 2003

Acoustic Monitoring of Threatened and Endangered Species in Inaccessible Areas

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1185
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kurt Fristrup, National Parks Service
SERDP Sep 2009

Analysis and Assessment of Military and Non-Military Impacts on Biodiversity - Mojave Desert Case Study

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1055
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Mouat, Desert Research Institute
SERDP Jul 2004

Methods for Assessing the Impact of Fog Oil on Availability, Palatability, and Food Quality of Relevant Life Stages of Insect Food Sources for Threatened and Endangered Species

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1262
Principal Investigator: Mr. Dennis Strenge, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
SERDP Apr 2007

Diagnostic Tools and Reclamation Technology for Mitigating Impacts of DoD/DOE Activities on Arid Areas

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1131
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kent Ostler, Bechtel Nevada
SERDP Feb 2003

Impacts of Military Training and Land Management on Threatened and Endangered Species in the Southeastern Fall Line/Sandhills Community

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1302
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rebecca Sharitz, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
SERDP May 2009

Toxicological Effects of Smokes and Obscurants on Aquatic Threatened and Endangered Species

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1332
Principal Investigator: Dr. Donald Cropek, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
SERDP Nov 2008

Analysis of Desert Shrubs Along First-Order Channels on the Desert Piedmonts: Possible Indicators of Ecosystem Health and Historic Variation

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1153
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eric McDonald, Desert Research Institute
SERDP Mar 2009

Allelochemical Control of Non-Indigenous Invasive Plant Species Affecting Military Testing and Training Activities

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1388
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jorge Vivanco, Colorado State University
SERDP Jan 2011

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