NSF Award Abstract - #0083325| NSF Award Abstract - #0083325 |
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| NSF Org | DEB |
| Latest Amendment Date | September 12, 2001 |
| Award Number | 0083325 |
| Award Instrument | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager |
Scott L. Collins DEB DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY BIO DIRECT FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES |
| Start Date | September 15, 2000 |
| Expires | August 31, 2002 (Estimated) |
| Expected Total Amount | $93409 (Estimated) |
| Investigator | Gary S. Kleppel gkleppel@csc.albany.edu (Principal Investigator current) |
| Sponsor |
SUNY Albany Office for Sponsored Prgms. Albany, NY 12222 518/437-4550 |
| NSF Program | 1366 BIOCOMPLEXITY |
| Field Application |
0510301 Structure & Function 0510602 Ecosystem Dynamics |
| Program Reference Code | 1366,1608,9169,EGCH, |
0083325 Kleppel Suburbanization, the conversion of native forest, range and farmland to infrastructure intensive, ecologically simplified landscapes, is currently consuming enormous amounts of land, with generally negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. The process, however, creates a complex feed back system that results in rapid and significant increases in stress on human social and economic systems. This Biocomplexity incubation award will allow this group to (1) develop mechanisms to facilitate communication between collaborative disciplines by defining key variables and parameters, and critical linkages among natural and social forcing functions, (2) identify existing data and resources, and (3) explore possible modeling, model analysis and interpretive approaches to link the dynamics of social and natural systems in response to suburbanization
