Natural Resources

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

Active Projects List
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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

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

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

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

Assisted Migration as a Management Tool in Coastal Ecosystems Threatened by Sea Level Rise

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1692
Principal Investigator: Dr. Loretta Battaglia, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SERDP May 2010

Automated Acoustic Identification of Bats

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

Behavioral Ecology of Cetaceans: The Relationship of Body Condition with Behavior and Reproductive Status

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2337
Principal Investigator: Dr. Patrick Miller, University of Saint Andrews
SERDP Jan 2013

Behavioral Ecology of Deep-Diving Odontocetes in the Bahamas

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2114
Principal Investigator: Ms. Diane Claridge, Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation
SERDP Mar 2011

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

Deep Mapping Teuthivorous Whales and Their Prey Fields

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2112
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kelly Benoit-Bird, Oregon State University
SERDP Mar 2011

Developing Novel Ecosystems that Enhance Carbon Storage, Native Biodiversity, and Human Mobility in Lowland Hawaiian Forests

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2117
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rebecca Ostertag, University of Hawaii at Hilo
SERDP Mar 2011

Developing Tools for Ecological Forestry and Carbon Management in Longleaf Pine

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2115
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lisa Samuelson, Auburn University
SERDP Mar 2011

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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