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.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Integrating Predictive Modeling in DoD Cultural Resource Compliance

Project Information
Project ID: RC-200720
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Green, USAF, HQ Air Combat Command
ESTCP Jan 2007

Development of an Installation Sustainability Measurement Tool: Sustainable Communities

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201116
Principal Investigator: Mr. Christopher Kruzel, Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment
ESTCP Mar 2011

Demonstration and Validation of a Linked Watershed-Riverine Modeling System for DoD Installations

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201302
Principal Investigator: Dr. Billy Johnson, USACE-ERDC
ESTCP Jan 2013

Sources and Sinks: Elucidating Mechanisms, Documenting Patterns, and Forecasting Impacts

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2120
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joshua Lawler, University of Washington
SERDP Mar 2011

Endangered Butterflies as a Model System for Managing Source-Sink Dynamics on Department of Defense Lands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2119
Principal Investigator: Dr. Elizabeth Crone, President and Fellows of Harvard College
SERDP Mar 2011

Multi-Scale Approach to Understanding Source-Sink Dynamics of Amphibians

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2155
Principal Investigator: Dr. Raymond Semlitsch, University of Missouri
SERDP Mar 2011

Methods for Assessment of Species Richness and Occupancy across Space, Time, Taxonomic Groups, and Ecoregions

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2202
Principal Investigator: Dr. Erica Fleishman, University of California, Davis
SERDP Mar 2012

Predicting, Measuring, and Monitoring Aquatic Invertebrate Biodiversity on Dryland Military Bases

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2203
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Lytle, Oregon State University
SERDP Mar 2012

Development of an Environmental Metagenetics Approach for Monitoring Aquatic Biodiversity

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2240
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Lodge, University of Notre Dame
SERDP Mar 2012

Restoration of Soil Microbial Function Following Degradation on Department of Defense Lands: Mediating Biological Invasions in a Global Change Context

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2326
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kristina Stinson, Harvard College
SERDP Jan 2013

Role of the Soil Microbial Community in Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) and Squirreltail (Elymus elymoides) Seedling Establishment in Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)-Invaded Habitats

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2327
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Dijkstra, Northern Arizona University
SERDP Jan 2013

Soil Microbial Communities: Critical Roles in Control of Non-Native Invasive Species and Restoration of Ecosystem Functions

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2330
Principal Investigator: Dr. James Bever, Indiana University-Bloomington
SERDP Jan 2013

Patterns and Processes: Monitoring and Understanding Plant Diversity in Frequently Burned Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Landscapes

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2243
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
SERDP Mar 2012

Controls Regulating Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Ecosystems: The Role of Fire and Military Training

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2328
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nina Wurzburger, University of Georgia
SERDP Jan 2013

Managing Declining Pine Stands for the Restoration of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1474
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joan Walker, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
SERDP Apr 2006

Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Pine Mortality in the Southeastern United States

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1693
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joan Walker, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
SERDP Jul 2009

Develping Dynamic Reference Models and a Decision Support Framework for Southeastern Ecosystems: An Integrated Approach

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1696
Principal Investigator: Robert Mitchell, J. W. Jones Ecological Research Center
SERDP Jan 2009

Achieving Dryland Restoration Through the Deployment of Enhanced Biocrusts to Improve Soil Stability, Fertility and Native Plant Recruitment

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2329
Principal Investigator: Dr. Nichole Barger, University of Colorado
SERDP Jan 2013

Understanding and Combating the Fire-Enhancing Impact of Non-Native Annuals in Desert Scrub through the Tools of Population and Landscape Ecology

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1721
Principal Investigator: Dr. Claus Holzapfel, Rutgers University Newark
SERDP Mar 2010

Predictive Tools to Manage Altered Fire Regimes Caused by Plant Invasions in the Mojave Desert

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1723
Principal Investigator: Dr. Janelle Downs, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
SERDP Mar 2010

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