[Coral-List] Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies Funding Announcement

[Felix Martinez]

Funding Announcement! (Please distribute further as appropriate)

Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CRES) FY 2006

NOAA's Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR) is soliciting 
proposals that address causes of regional declines in coral abundance 
and degradation of coral ecosystems. CSCOR's interest is to provide 
timely and high-quality scientific results that can be used to develop 
alternative management strategies to restore and protect coral reef 
ecosystems. CSCOR solicits proposals that seek a better understanding of 
the underlying processes that regulate coral reefs and associated 
ecosystems. Findings from this research will be used to directly support 
resource management decisions to protect healthy coral reef ecosystems 
and to reverse decline in degraded ones. This solicitation will focus on 
several geographic regions and two depth ranges: (1) typical, shallow 
water (0-50m) coral reef ecosystems in the locations prioritized below, 
and (2) deep water (50-100m) hermatypic, light-dependent coral reef 
ecosystems. CSCOR's interest is to provide timely and high-quality 
scientific results that can be used to develop alternative management 
strategies to restore and protect coral reef ecosystems.

For more information on this announcement please visit www.grants.gov 
and search for Funding Opportunity number NOS-NCCOS-2006-2000240

For more information on CSCOR's coral programs please visit our website 
at http://www.cop.noaa.gov/

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Felix A. Martinez, Ph.D.
NOAA Oceans and Coasts
Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
N/SCI2, SSMC4 Rm. 8083 		ph: 301-713-3338 x153
1305 East-West Hwy.  		fax: 301-713-4044		
Silver Spring, MD 20910  	email: felix.martinez at noaa.gov

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