ROSES-15 Amendment 36: Release of Final text for Program Element A.6 Biodiversity
Program element A.6 Biodiversity focuses on the distribution and abundance of biodiversity
across its levels of organization: ecosystems, species, and genes, as well as how and why
distribution and abundance are changing through time. Another focus is to increase knowledge
of how biodiversity drives changes in the wider Earth System of which it is a part. NASA studies
biodiversity and its change by combining observations from satellites, airborne platforms, and in
situ sensors to explore biodiversity patterns in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems.
Observations detect patterns of biodiversity relevant to its distribution and abundance.
Developing understanding of the processes behind these patterns requires integration of
observations across spatial and temporal scales coupled with the use of various types of
models.
This year the call seeks proposals for targeted scoping studies for potential biodiversity-related
field campaigns and workshops on specific biodiversity topics. These scoping studies and
workshops will provide guidance for the future of the Biodiversity program.
When ROSES-2015 was released in February, Program element A.6 Biodiversity was "TBD"
and the notice indicated that it might be solicited depending on the availability of funding. This
Amendment announces the release of final text for Biodiversity. Notices of Intent (NOIs) to
propose are requested by January 15, 2016, and proposals are due by March 18, 2016.
On or about December 17, 2015, this Amendment to the NASA Research Announcement
"Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2015" (NNH15ZDA001N) will
be posted on the NASA research opportunity homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and will
appear on the RSS feed at: http://nasascience.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/grantsolicitations/roses-2015
Questions concerning this program element may be directed to: Woody Turner at
woody.turner@nasa.gov.