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Research Program
The primary purpose of the BDJV is to support research on black duck ecology to identify limiting factors and provide management recommendations to guide management. Since 1989 the BDJV and its partners have provided > $4.3 million to support research on black duck ecology and management. Results from BDJV supported research have been incorporated into a variety of management activities. Competitive Grant Program: The official Request for Proposals is announced annually in December and proposals are due on 1 February. The announcement can be found on this web page and on Grants.gov. For more information about the competitive grant program please download and review the BDJV Research Program Implementation Plan. To advance the development of research projects, interested parties are encouraged to contact the BDJV Science Coordinator to confirm current research priorities, anticipated funds, and progress of on-going projects. 2009 Black Duck Joint Venture Request for Proposals Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 Current Projects: Yerkes et al. Determining food resource availability and estimating habitat carrying capacity for wintering and spring staging American black ducks in Virginia and southern New Jersey. Conroy, M. Technical support for adaptive harvest management for the American black duck. Petrie et al. Linking natal and harvest areas of American black ducks using stable isotope analysis. Fronczak and Raftovich. Development of training tool for identification of waterfowl during aerial surveys. Royle et al. Analysis of accuracy and bias in eastern waterfowl aerial surveys. Lieske et al. Black duck population and habitat model for Maritime Canada. Yerkes and Bowman. Examining local and geographic scale habitat use patterns over the annual life cycle. Sauer et al. Incorporation of the Northeast Breeding Plot Survey into the Integrated Eastern Waterfowl Survey.
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The BDJV has limited funds available to support directed research. Further, the amount of funds is variable from year to year. Consequently, the BDJV will support priority research contingent upon available funds. Proposed studies should address ≥1 of the priority research and information needs as identified by the BDJV. Studies should be well designed, comprehensive, and integrated where possible to minimize conflicts involving overlap with on-going research, maximize resources, and broaden the application of the results.