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Natural Resources Management

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Ecosystem Services and Environmental Management and Conservation on Military Lands Workshop

Workshop Outcomes (April 2008)

Threatened, Endangered, and At-Risk Species (TER-S) Symposium and Workshops

TER-S on DoD and Adjacent Lands Symposium & Workshop (June 2005) - Proceedings
Sponsored by SERDP, Legacy Resource Management Program, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Pacific Islands Region TER-S Workshop (June 2006) - Proceedings, Fact Sheet
Sponsored by SERDP, ESTCP, and Legacy Resource Management Program
Southeast Region TER-S Workshop (March 2007) - Proceedings, Fact Sheet
Sponsored by SERDP, ESTCP, and Legacy Resource Management Program
Southwest Region TER-S Workshop (October 2007) - Proceedings, Fact Sheet
Sponsored by SERDP, ESTCP, and Legacy Resource Management Program

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Natural Resources Management
Ecosystem-Based Management
Project #	Title	Status	Documents
SI-246	Genetic Diversity Monitoring in Plants and Wildlife	Completed FY97	Fact Sheet
SI-1048	Initial Evaluation for Assessing Military Training and Testing Impacts on Natural and Cultural Resources	Completed FY96	Fact Sheet
SI-1054	Development and Demonstration of a Risk Assessment Framework for Natural Resources on Military Training and Testing Lands	Completed FY00	Fact Sheet Final Report Final Report (Low Altitude Overflights by Military Aircraft) Appendix
SI-1055	Analysis and Assessment of Military and Non-Military Impacts on Biodiversity: Framework for Environmental Management on DoD Lands Using Mojave Desert as a Regional Case Study	Completed FY00	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1096	Error and Uncertainty Analysis for Ecological Modeling and Simulation	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1097	Ecological Modeling and Simulation Using Error and Uncertainty Analysis	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet
SI-1098	Emerging and Contemporary Technologies in Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Assessment and Change Detection on Military Reservations	Completed FY02	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1100	Predicting the Effects of Ecosystem Fragmentation and Restoration: Management Models for Animal Populations	Completed FY03	Fact Sheet Final Report Appendix 1 Appendix 2
SI-1114	SERDP Ecosystem Management Project (SEMP)	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1131	Diagnostic Tools and Reclamation Technology for Mitigating Impacts of DoD/DOE Activities on Arid Areas	Completed FY02	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1143	Application of Hyperspectral Techniques to Monitoring and Management of Invasive Weed Infestation	Completed FY08	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1144	Exotic Annual Grasses in Western Rangelands: Predicting Resistance and Resilience of Native Ecosystems Invasion	Completed FY04	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1145	Integrated Control and Assessment of Knapweed and Cheatgrass on DoD Installations	Completed FY04	Fact Sheet Final Report Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Addendum
SI-1146	Developing Biological Control of Garlic Mustard	Completed FY03	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1153	Analysis of Desert Shrubs Along First-Order Channels on the Desert Piedmonts: Possible Indicators of Ecosystem Health and Historic Variation (SEED Project)	Completed FY04	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1303	Regenerating Longleaf Pine on Hydric Soils: Short- and Long-Term Effects on Native Ground-Layer Vegetation	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1388	Allelochemical Control of Non-Indigenous Invasive Plant Species Affecting Military Testing and Training Activities	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1389	Effectiveness of Selected Native Plants as Competitors with Non-Indigenous and Invasive Knapweed and Thistle Species	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1413	SERDP's Defense Coastal/Estuarine Research Program (DCERP)	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1462	Developing a Spatially Distributed Terrestrial Biogeochemical Cycle Modeling System to Support the Management of Fort Benning and its Surrounding Areas	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1467	A Novel Approach to Managing Invasive Termite Species Using Genetically Engineered Bacteria (SEED Project)	Completed FY08	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1468	Bioavailability of Allelochemicals in Soil (SEED Project)	Completed FY08	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1545	Developing Functional Parameters to Develop a Science-Based Vehicle Cleaning Program to Reduce Transport of Non-Native Invasive Plant Species	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1597	Realizing the Potential of the Effective Area Model: Refining the Software and Incorporating Recent Advances to Maximize Usefulness on Military Installations	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1644	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	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1645	The Potential for Restoration to Break the Grass/Fire Cycle in Dryland Ecosystems in Hawaii	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1646	Development and Use of Genetic Methods for Assessing Aquatic Environmental Condition and Recruitment Dynamics of Native Stream Fishes on Pacific Islands	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1692	Assisted Migration as a Management Tool in Coastal Ecosystems Threatened by Sea Level Rise	FY09 New Start	Fact Sheet
SI-1693	Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Pine Mortality in the Southeastern United States	FY09 New Start	Project Description
SI-1694	Development of Ecological Reference Models and an Assessment Framework for Streams on the Atlantic Coastal Plain	FY09 New Start	Fact Sheet
SI-1695	Developing and Testing a Robust, Multi-Scale Framework for the Recovery of Longleaf Pine Understory Communities	FY09 New Start	Fact Sheet
SI-1696	Developing Dynamic Reference Models and a Decision Support Framework for Southeastern Ecosystems: An Integrated Approach	FY09 New Start	Fact Sheet

Natural Resources Management
Land Management and Watershed Protection
Project #	Title	Status	Documents
SI-363	Integration of Radiotelemetry, Remote Sensing, and GIS	Completed FY97	Fact Sheet
SI-373	Strategic Natural Resource Management Methodology	Completed FY00	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-752	Digital Terrain Modeling and Distributed Soil Erosion Simulation/Measurement for Minimizing Environmental Impacts of Military Training	Completed FY98	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-758	Strategy for Resource Management on DoD/DOE Lands Combined with Decision Support for Disturbed Ecosystem Renewal	Completed FY98	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1088	Land Management Systems	Completed FY97	Fact Sheet
SI-1102	Improved Units of Measure for Training and Testing Area Carrying Capacity Estimation	Completed FY02	Fact Sheet Final Report User Manual
SI-1103	Identify Resilient Plant Characteristics and Develop a Wear Resistant Plant Cultivar for Use on Military Training Lands	Completed FY03	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1131	Diagnostic Tools and Reclamation Technology for Mitigating Impacts of DoD/DOE Activities on Arid Areas	Completed FY02	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1186	Riparian Ecosystem Management at Military Installations: Determination of Impacts and Restoration and Enhancement Strategies	Completed FY07	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1257	The Evolving Urban Community and Military Installations: A Dynamic Spatial Decision Support System for Sustainable Military Communities	Completed FY06	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1258	Alternative Future Scenarios: Phase 1 Development of a Modeling System	Completed FY03	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1259	RSim - A Regional Simulation to Explore Impacts of Resource Use and Constraints	Completed FY07	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1335	An Integrated Approach to Understand Relationships between Shallow Water Benthic Community Structure and Ecosystem Function	Completed FY08	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1462	Developing a Spatially Distributed Terrestrial Biogeochemical Cycle Modeling System to Support the Management of Fort Benning and its Surrounding Areas	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1547	Development of a Watershed Modeling System for Fort Benning Using the USEPA BASINS Framework	Ongoing	Fact Sheet

Natural Resources Management
Maritime Sustainability
Project #	Title	Status	Documents
SI-48	Whale Monitoring Using IUSS	Completed FY98	Fact Sheet
SI-1069	Marine Mammal Responses to Low Frequency Sound	Completed FY98	Fact Sheet
SI-1082	Information Technology Tools for Assessment and Prediction of the Potential Effects of Military Noise on Marine Mammals	Completed FY00	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1188	Acoustic Response and Detection of Marine Mammals Using an Advanced Digital Acoustic Recording Tag	Completed FY07	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1189	Acoustic and Visual Monitoring for Marine Mammals at the Navy's Southern California Off-Shore Range	Completed FY05	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1244	Harmful Algae, Bacteria, and Fauna Transported by DoD Vessels	Completed FY05	Fact Sheet
SI-1245	Characterization of Aquatic Non-Indigenous Species for DoD Vessels	Completed FY05	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1248	Application of MALDI-MS to Identification of Phytoplankton in Ballast Water	Completed FY07	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1251	Developing Molecular Methods to Identify and Quantify Ballast Water Organisms: A Test Case with Cnidarians	Completed FY04	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1252	Automated Image Processing/Image Understanding Coupled with Artificial Neural Network Classifier for Quantifying Biological Fouling on Ship Hulls	Completed FY02	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1333	Application of ROV-Based Video Technology to Complement Coral Reef Resource Mapping and Monitoring	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1334	Analysis of Biophysical, Optical and Genetic Diversity of DoD Coral Reef Communities Using Advanced Fluorescence and Molecular Biology Techniques	Completed FY07	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1390	Predictive Spatial Analysis of Marine Mammal Habitats	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1391	Predictive Modeling of Marine Mammal Density from Existing Survey Data and Model Validation Using Upcoming Surveys	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1539	Acoustic Response and Detection of Marine Mammals on Navy Ranges Using a Digital Acoustic Recording Tag	Ongoing	Fact Sheet

Natural Resources Management
Threatened and Endangered Species
Project #	Title	Status	Documents
SI-89	The Effects of Aircraft Overfights on Birds of Prey	Completed FY97	Fact Sheet
SI-244	Ecological Biomarkers: Monitoring Wildlife Fauna at DoD Installations	Completed FY97	Fact Sheet
SI-507	Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Resources	Completed FY99	Fact Sheet
SI-759	Advanced Biotelemetry for Resource Management	Completed FY99	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1083	Assessment of Training Noise Impacts on the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker	Completed FY01	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1154	Measures of Ecological Integrity for Salmonid Streams in the Pacific Northwest (SEED Project)	Completed FY02	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1185	Acoustic Monitoring of Threatened and Endangered Species in Inaccessible Areas	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1262	Methods for Assessing the Impact of Fog Oil on Availability, Palatability, and Food Quality of Relevant Life Stages of Insect Food Sources for Threatened and Endangered Species	Completed FY07	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1302	Impacts of Military Training and Land Management on Threatened and Endangered Species in the Southeastern Fall Line/Sandhills Community	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1332	Toxicological Effects of Smokes and Obscurants on Aquatic Threatened and Endangered Species	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1392	Development of Bioacoustic Tools for Long-Term, Non-Invasive Monitoring of Threatened and Endangered Birds	Completed FY06	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1393	Maximizing Sampling Efficiency and Minimizing Uncertainty in Presence/Absence Classification of Rare Salamander Populations	Completed FY08	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1394	Automated Acoustic Identification of Bats	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1395	Development and Application of a Physiological-Based Framework for Assessing the Biological Significance of Military Activities on Threatened and Endangered Animal Species	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1396	Physiological Response and Habituation of Endangered Species to Military Training Operations	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1438	Advanced Monitoring of Migratory Birds on Military Lands	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1439	The Identification of Military Installations as Important Migratory Bird Stopover Sites and the Development of Bird Migration Forecast Models: A Radar Ornithology Approach	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1461	Advanced Technologies for Acoustic Monitoring of Bird Populations	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1469	Trading Habitat Patches for the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: Incorporating the Role of Landscape Structure and Uncertainty in Decision Making (SEED Project)	Completed FY07	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1470	Spatially Explicit Assessments of Genetic Biodiversity and Dispersal in Gopher Tortoises and Gopher Frogs for Evaluation of Habitat Fragmentation at DoD Sites (SEED Project)	Completed FY07	Fact Sheet Final Report
SI-1471	Habitat Connectivity for Multiple Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species On and Around Military Installations	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1472	A Decision Support System for Identifying and Ranking Critical Habitat Parcels On and In the Vicinity of Department of Defense Installations	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1473	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	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1474	Managing Declining Pine Stands for the Restoration of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1475	An Ecoinformatic Approach to Developing Recovery Goals and Objectives	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1477	A Risk Assessment Framework for Defining Scientifically Defensible Recovery Goals for Listed Species	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1541	Forecasting the Relative and Cumulative Effects of Multiple Stressors on At-Risk Populations	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1542	Identification and Management of Multiple Threats to Rare and Endangered Plant Species	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1543	Population Viability Analysis of the Endangered Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1656	Development of Habitat Trading Programs for Military Installations and Their Neighbors Through Adaptive Management	Ongoing	Fact Sheet
SI-1696	Developing Dynamic Reference Models and a Decision Support Framework for Southeastern Ecosystems: An Integrated Approach	FY09 New Start	Fact Sheet
SI-1699	Integrated Climate Change and Threatened Bird Population Modeling to Mitigate Operations Risks on Florida Military Installations	FY09 New Start	Fact Sheet

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