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

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

Implementation and Commercialization of New Germplasms for Use on Military Ranges

Project Information
Project ID: RC-200401
Principal Investigator: Mr. Antonio Palazzo, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC CRREL)
ESTCP Dec 2009

Physiological Response and Habituation of Endangered Species to Military Training Operations

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1396
Principal Investigator: Mr. Tim Hayden, US Army CERL
SERDP Dec 2009

Predictive Spatial Analysis of Marine Mammal Habitats

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1390
Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrew Read, Duke University Marine Lab
SERDP Jan 2010

System Chemistry to Control Potential Environmental and Safety Hazards of Recycled Concrete Aggregate with Lead-Based Paint (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1549
Principal Investigator: Mr. Stephen Cosper, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC/CERL)
SERDP Jan 2010

Particulate Matter Emissions Factors for Dust from Unique Military Activities

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1399
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Gillies, Desert Research Institute
SERDP Mar 2010

Understanding the Role of Typhoons, Fire, and Climate on the Vegetation Dynamics of Tropical Dry Forests: Looking to the Past to Develop Future Management Solutions

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1644
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Donnelly, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
SERDP Apr 2010

Assessment of Historic Masonry and Concrete Structures by Broadband Vibration Testing

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1653
Principal Investigator: Mr. Thomas Boothby, Penn State University
SERDP Aug 2010

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

Development of Emission Factors for Dust Generated by Unique Military Activities

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1400
Principal Investigator: Dr. Byung Kim, U.S. Army ERDC-CERL
SERDP Sep 2010

Application of Landscape Mosaic Technology to Complement Coral Reef Resource Mapping and Monitoring

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1333
Principal Investigator: Dr. Pamela Reid, University of Miami
SERDP Sep 2010

Realizing the Potential of the Effective Area Model: Refining the Software and Incorporating Recent Advances to Maximize Usefulness on Military Installations

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1597
Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Sisk, Northern Arizona University
SERDP Sep 2010

Advanced Monitoring of Migratory Birds on Military Lands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1438
Principal Investigator: Dr. Anna Pidgeon, University of Wisconsin-Madison
SERDP Jan 2011

A Decision Support System for Identifying and Ranking Critical Habitat Parcels On and In the Vicinity of Department of Defense Installations

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1472
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Walters, Virginia Tech
SERDP Jan 2011

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

Examination of Habitat Fragmentation and Effects on Species Persistence in the Vicinity of Naval Base Point Loma and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1473
Principal Investigator: Dr. Dawn Lawson, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific
SERDP Feb 2011

Acoustic Response and Detection of Marine Mammals on Navy Ranges Using a Digital Acoustic Recording Tag

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1539
Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Tyack, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
SERDP Feb 2011

Performance-Based Non-Destructive Load Assessment Tools for Historic DoD Buildings and Structures

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1654
Principal Investigator: Mr. Chris Inaba, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
SERDP Apr 2011

Mapping Habitat Connectivity for Multiple Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species On and Around Military Installations

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1471
Principal Investigator: Dr. Aaron Moody, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
SERDP May 2011

A Risk Assessment Framework for Defining Scientifically Defensible Recovery Goals for Listed Species

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1477
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jonathan Horne, University of Idaho, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
SERDP May 2011

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