(FOA)-Dimensions
of Biodiversity; February 28, 2019
Agency
National
Science Foundation (NSF)
Description
Despite
centuries of discovery, most of our planet's biodiversity remains unknown. The
scale of Earth's unknown diversity is especially troubling given the rapid and
permanent loss of biodiversity across the globe. The goal of the Dimensions of
Biodiversity campaign is to transform how we describe and understand the scope
and role of life on Earth.
This
campaign promotes novel integrative approaches to fill the most substantial
gaps in our understanding of the diversity of life on Earth. It takes a broad
view of biodiversity, and focuses on the intersection of genetic, phylogenetic,
and functional dimensions of biodiversity. Successful proposals must integrate
these three dimensions to understand interactions among them. While this focus
complements several core programs in BIO, it differs by requiring that multiple
dimensions of biodiversity be addressed simultaneously, in novel ways, to
understand their synergistic roles in critical ecological and evolutionary
processes, especially pertaining to the mechanisms driving the origin,
maintenance, and functional roles of biodiversity.
The
2019 Dimensions of Biodiversity program is restricted to projects supported by
international partnerships with the National Natural Science Foundation of
China (NSFC), the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) of Brazil, and the
National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. Proposals are to be
submitted jointly, with the US PIs submitting to NSF and the collaborating
Chinese, Brazilian, or South African PIs submitting to their appropriate
national funding agencies.
Investigators
wishing to inquire about the suitability of potential projects for Dimensions
of Biodiversity are encouraged to email a brief summary and contact information
to Dimensions@nsf.gov.
Announcement
Number:
NSF
19-535
Closing
Date:
February
28, 2019
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2019/nsf19535/nsf19535.htm
Contact
Information
Katharina
Dittmar
(703)
292-7799