Natural Resources

SERDP and ESTCP are developing and demonstrating the science, tools, and techniques needed to sustainably manage natural resources.

Active Projects List
Project Title Start Date

Automated Acoustic Identification of Bats

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1394
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joseph Szewczak Ph.D., Humboldt State University
SERDP Sep 2004

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

SERDP's Defense Coastal/Estuarine Research Program (DCERP)

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1413
Principal Investigator: Dr. Patricia Cunningham, RTI International
SERDP Sep 2006

An Ecoinformatic Approach to Developing Recovery Goals and Objectives

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1475
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Fagan, University of Maryland, College Park
SERDP Sep 2006

Development of a Watershed Modeling System for Fort Benning Using the USEPA BASINS Framework

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1547
Principal Investigator: Mr. Anthony Donigian, AQUA TERRA Consultants
SERDP Dec 2006

Identification and Management of Multiple Threats to Rare and Endangered Plant Species

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1542
Principal Investigator: Dr. Bernd Blossey, Cornell University
SERDP Jul 2007

The Potential for Restoration to Break the Grass/Fire Cycle in Dryland Ecosystems in Hawaii

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1645
Principal Investigator: Dr. Susan Cordell, USDA Forest Service (FS)
SERDP Apr 2008

Advanced Chemical Measurements of Smoke from DoD-Prescribed Burns

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1649
Principal Investigator: Dr. Timothy Johnson, Pacific Northwest National Lab
SERDP Apr 2008

New Tools for Estimating and Managing Local/Regional Air Quality Impacts of Prescribed Burns

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1648
Principal Investigator: Dr. Wayne Miller, University of California, Riverside
SERDP Jun 2008

Development of Adaptive Management Tools to Guide Habitat Allocation for At-Risk Species

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1656
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Jones, Michigan State University
SERDP Aug 2008

Development and Use of Genetic Methods for Assessing Aquatic Environmental Condition and Recruitment Dynamics of Native Stream Fishes on Pacific Islands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1646
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Blum, Tulane University
SERDP Oct 2008

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

Development of Ecological Reference Models and an Assessment Framework for Streams on the Atlantic Coastal Plain

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1694
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael Paller, Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL)
SERDP Mar 2009

Developing and Testing a Robust, Multi-Scale Framework for the Recovery of Longleaf Pine Understory Communities

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1695
Principal Investigator: Dr. John Orrock, University of Wisconsin
SERDP Apr 2009

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

Integrated Spatial Models of Non-Native Plant Invasion, Fire Risk, and Wildlife Habitat to Support Conservation on Military Lands in the Arid Southwest

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1722
Principal Investigator: Dr. Brett Dickson, Northern Arizona University
SERDP Oct 2009

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

An Ecohydrological Approach to Managing Intermittent and Ephemeral Streams on Department of Defense Lands in the Southwestern United States

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1727
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lainie Levick, University of Arizona
SERDP Mar 2010

Watershed to Local Scale Characteristics and Function of Intermittent and Ephemeral Streams on Military Lands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1725
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Cooper, Colorado State University
SERDP Mar 2010

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