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

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

Odontocete Cetaceans: Quantifying Behavioral Ecology and Response to Predators Using a Multi-Species Approach

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2154
Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrew Read, Duke University Marine Lab
SERDP Mar 2011

Operational-Scale Demonstration of Propagation Protocols and Comparative Demographic Monitoring for (Re-)Introducing Five Southeastern Endangered and At-Risk Plants

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201201
Principal Investigator: Mr. Matthew Hohmann, US Army Corps of Engineers
ESTCP Mar 2012

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

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

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

Regulating Services as Measures of Ecological Resilience on DoD Lands

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201114
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Angermeier, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
ESTCP Mar 2011

Remote Sensing Technology for Threatened and Endangered Plant Species Recovery

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201203
Principal Investigator: Dr. Erin Questad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
ESTCP 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

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

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

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

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

Statistically Rigorous Carbon Stock Predictions of Forest Restoration in the Southern United States

Project Information
Project ID: RC-2116
Principal Investigator: Dr. Duncan Wilson, Oklahoma State University
SERDP Mar 2011

Stormwater Management Optimization Toolbox

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201305
Principal Investigator: Ms. Heidi Howard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - ERDC-CERL
ESTCP Jan 2013

Structure and Function of Ephemeral Streams in the Arid and Semiarid Southwest: Implications for Conservation and Management

Project Information
Project ID: RC-1726
Principal Investigator: Dr. Juliet Stromberg, Arizona State University
SERDP May 2010

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

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

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

Using a Computational Fluid Dynamic Model to Guide Wildland Fire Management

Project Information
Project ID: RC-201303
Principal Investigator: Mr. James Furman, Eglin Air Force Base
ESTCP Jan 2013

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