1560 Biological Sciences Proposal Classification Form - Div o

Directorate for Biological Sciences
Division of Environmental Biology
Pop & Community Ecol Cluster
Proposal Classification Worksheet
In each category, please choose the most specific descriptors.

CATEGORY I: INVESTIGATOR STATUS (Select ONE)
Beginning Investigator - No previous Federal support as PI or Co-PI, excluding fellowships, dissertations, planning grants,
etc.
Prior Federal support only
Current Federal support only
Current & prior Federal support

CATEGORY II: FIELDS OF SCIENCE OTHER THAN BIOLOGY INVOLVED IN THIS RESEARCH
(Select 1 to 3)
Astronomy
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth Science

Engineering
Mathematics
Physics

Psychology
Social Sciences
None of the Above

CATEGORY III: SUBSTANTIVE AREA (Select 1 to 4)
BIOGEOGRAPHY
Island Biogeography
Historical/ Evolutionary Biogeography
Phylogeography
Methods/Theory
CHROMOSOME STUDIES
Chromosome Evolution
Chromosome Number
Mutation
Mitosis and Meiosis
COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
Community Analysis
Community Structure
Community Stability
Succession
Experimental Microcosms/ Mesocosms
Disturbance
Patch Dynamics
Food Webs/ Trophic Structure
Keystone Species
COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
CONSERVATION & RESTORATION
BIOLOGY
DATABASES
ECOSYSTEMS LEVEL
Physical Structure

Decomposition
Biogeochemistry
Limnology/Hydrology
Climate/Microclimate
Whole-System Analysis
Productivity/Biomass
System Energetics
Landscape Dynamics
Chemical & Biochemical Control
Global Change
Climate Change
Regional Studies
Global Studies
Forestry
Resource Management (Wildlife,
Fisheries, Range, Other)
Agricultural Ecology
EXTREMOPHILES
GENOMICS (Genome sequence,
organization, function)
Viral
Microbial
Fungal
Plant
Animal

MARINE MAMMALS
MOLECULAR APPROACHES

Molecular Evolution
Methodology/Theory
Isozymes/ Electrophoresis
Nucleic Acid Analysis (general)
Restriction Enzymes
Nucleotide Sequencing
Nuclear DNA
Mitochondrial DNA
Chloroplast DNA
RNA Analysis
DNA Hybridization
Recombinant DNA

Amino Acid Sequencing
Gene/Genome Mapping
Natural Products
Serology/Immunology
PALEONTOLOGY
Floristic
Faunistic
Paleoecology
Biostratigraphy
Palynology
Micropaleontology
Paleoclimatology
Archeozoic
Paleozoic
Mesozoic

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Cenozoic

Quantitative Genetics/ QTL Analysis

Coevolution

POPULATION DYNAMICS & LIFE
HISTORY

Ecological Genetics

Biological Control

Gender Ratios

STATISTICS & MODELING

Apomixis/ Parthenogenesis

Methods/ Instrumentation/ Software

Vegetative Reproduction

Modeling (general)

SPECIES INTERACTIONS
Predation
Herbivory
Omnivory
Interspecific Competition
Niche Relationships/ Resource
Partititioning
Pollination/ Seed Dispersal
Parasitism
Mutualism/ Commensalism
Plant/Fungal/ Microbial Interactions
Mimicry
Animal Pathology
Plant Pathology

Statistics (general)

Demography/ Life History
Population Cycles
Distribution/Patchiness/ Marginal
Populations
Population Regulation
Intraspecific Competition
Reproductive Strategies
Gender Allocation
Metapopulations
Extinction
POPULATION GENETICS &
BREEDING SYSTEMS
Variation
Microevolution
Speciation
Hybridization
Inbreeding/Outbreeding
Gene Flow Measurement
Inheritance/Heritability

Multivariate Methods
Spatial Statistics & Spatial Modeling
Sampling Design & Analysis
Experimental Design & Analysis

SYSTEMATICS
Taxonomy/Classification
Nomenclature
Monograph/Revision
Phylogenetics
Phenetics/Cladistics/ Numerical
Taxonomy
Macroevolution
NONE OF THE ABOVE

CATEGORY IV: INFRASTRUCTURE (Select 1 to 3)
COLLECTIONS/STOCK CULTURES
Natural History Collections
DATABASES
FACILITIES
Controlled Environment Facilities

Field Stations
Field Facility Structure
Field Facility Equipment

LTER Site
INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION

Technique Development
TRACKING SYSTEMS
Geographic Information Systems
Remote Sensing
NONE OF THE ABOVE

CATEGORY V: HABITAT (Select 1 to 2)
TERRESTRIAL HABITATS
GENERAL TERRESTRIAL
TUNDRA
BOREAL FOREST
TEMPERATE
Deciduous Forest
Coniferous Forest
Rain Forest
Mixed Forest
Prairie/Grasslands
Desert

SUBTROPICAL
Rain Forest
Seasonal Forest

Savanna
Thornwoods
Deciduous Forest
Coniferous Forest
Desert

TROPICAL
Rain Forest
Seasonal Forest
Savanna
Thornwoods
Deciduous Forest
Coniferous Forest
Desert

CHAPPARAL/ SCLEROPHYLL/
SHRUBLANDS
ALPINE
MONTANE
CLOUD FOREST
RIPARIAN ZONES
ISLANDS (except Barrier Islands)
BEACHES/ DUNES/ SHORES/
BARRIER ISLANDS
CAVES/ ROCK OUTCROPS/ CLIFFS
CROPLANDS/ FALLOW FIELDS/
PASTURES
URBAN/SUBURBAN
SUBTERRANEAN/ SOIL/
SEDIMENTS
EXTREME TERRESTRIAL
ENVIRONMENT
AERIAL

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AQUATIC HABITATS
GENERAL AQUATIC

Open Ocean/Continental Shelf

EXTREME AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT

FRESHWATER

Bathyal

CAVES/ ROCK OUTCROPS/ CLIFFS
MANGROVES

Wetlands/Bogs/Swamps

Abyssal

Lakes/Ponds

Estuarine

Rivers/Streams

Intertidal/Tidal/Coastal

Reservoirs

Coral Reef

MARINE

HYPERSALINE

SUBSURFACE WATERS/ SPRINGS
EPHEMERAL POOLS & STREAMS
MICROPOOLS (Pitcher Plants, Tree
Holes, Other)

MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENTS
LABORATORY

THEORETICAL SYSTEMS

OTHER ARTIFICIAL SYSTEMS

NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE

CATEGORY VI: GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE RESEARCH (Select 1 to 2)
WORLDWIDE
NORTH AMERICA
United States

Eastern South America (Guyana, Fr. Guiana,
Suriname, Brazil)

North Africa
African South of the Sahara

Northern South America (Colombia,
Venezuela)

East Africa

Northeast US (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY,
PA, RI, VT)

Southern South America (Chile, Argentina,
Uruguay, Paraguay)

Madagascar

Northcentral US (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, ND,
NE, OH, SD, WI)

Western South America (Ecuador, Peru,
Bolivia)

West Africa

Northwest US (ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)

EUROPE

Southeast US (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC,
SC, WV, VA)

Eastern Europe

Southcentral US (AL, AR, KS, KY, LA, MO,
MS, OK, TN, TX)

Scandinavia

Southwest US (AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, UT)
Alaska

Russia
Western Europe

ASIA

Hawaii

Central Asia

Puerto Rico

Far East

Canada

Middle East

Mexico

CENTRAL AMERICA (Mainland)
Caribbean Islands
Bermuda/Bahamas

Siberia
South Asia
Southeast Asia

South Africa

AUSTRALASIA
Australia
New Zealand
Pacific Islands

ANTARCTICA
ARCTIC
ATLANTIC OCEAN
PACIFIC OCEAN
INDIAN OCEAN
OTHER REGIONS (Not defined)
NOT APPLICABLE

AFRICA

SOUTH AMERICA

CATEGORY VII: CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS (Select 1 to 4)
VIRUSES
Bacterial

Radiolaria

FUNGI

Dinoflagellata
Euglenoids

Plant

Ascomycota

Phaeophyta

Animal

Basidiomycota

Rhodophyta

PROKARYOTES

Chytridiomycota

Archaebacteria

Mitosporic Fungi

Cyanobacteria

Oomycota

Eubacteria

Zygomycota

PROTISTA (PROTOZOA)
Amoebae
Apicomplexa

LICHENS
SLIME MOLDS
ALGAE

Ciliophora

Bacillariophyta (Diatoms)

Flagellates

Charophyta

Foraminifera

Chlorophyta

Microspora

Chrysophyta

PLANTS
N0N-VASCULAR PLANTS
BRYOPHYTA
Anthocerotae (Hornworts)
Hepaticae (Liverworts)
Musci (Mosses)
VASCULAR PLANTS
FERNS & FERN ALLIES
GYMNOSPERMS
Coniferales (Conifers)
Cycadales (Cycads)

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Ginkgoales (Ginkgo)

Polyplacophora (Chitons)

Coleoptera (Beetles)

Gnetales (Gnetophytes)

Scaphopoda (Tooth Shells)

Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps,
Sawflies)

ANGIOSPERMS
Monocots
Arecaceae (Palmae)
Cyperaceae
Liliaceae

Gastropoda (Snails, Slugs, Limpets)
Pelecypoda (Bivalvia) (Clams,
Mussels, Oysters, Scallops)
Cephalopoda (Squid, Octopus,
Nautilus)
ANNELIDA (Segmented Worms)

Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Pauropoda
Symphyta (Symphyla)

Orchidaceae

Polychaeta (Parapodial Worms)

PENTASTOMIDA (Linguatulida)
(Tongue Worms)

Poaceae (Graminae)

Oligochaeta (Earthworms)

TARDIGRADA (Tardigrades, Water
Bears)

Dicots

Hirudinida (Leeches)

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

POGONOPHORA (Beard Worms)

Asteraceae (Compositae)

SIPUNCULOIDEA (Peanut Worms)

Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)

ECHIUROIDEA (Spoon Worms)

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

ARTHROPODA

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Cheliceriformes

Rosaceae

Merostomata (Horseshoe Crabs)

Solanaceae

Pycnogonida (Sea Spiders)

ANIMALS
INVERTEBRATES
MESOZOA/PLACOZOA
PORIFERA (Sponges)
CNIDARIA
Hydrozoa (Hydra, etc.)
Scyphozoa (Jellyfish)
Anthozoa (Corals, Sea Anemones)

Scorpionida (Scorpions)
Araneae (True Spiders)

Parasitiformes (Parasitic Ticks &
Mites)
Crustacea

Turbellaria (Planarians)

Copepoda

Trematoda (Flukes)

Cirripedia (Barnacles)

Cestoda (Tapeworms)

Amphipoda (Skeleton Shrimp,
Whale Lice, Freshwater Shrimp)

ASCHELMINTHES
Gastrotricha
Kinorhyncha
Loricifera

Asteroidea (Starfish, Sea Stars)
Ophiuroidea (Brittle Stars, Serpent
Stars)
Echinoidea (Sea Urchins, Sand
Dollars)
Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers)

UROCHORDATA (Tunicata) (Tunicates,
Sea Squirts, Salps, Ascideans)

Ostracoda (Sea Lice)

ENTOPROCTA (Bryozoa) (Plant-like
Animals)

Crinoidea (Sea Lilies, Feather Stars)

Acarina (Free-living Mites)

PLATYHELMINTHES (Flatworms)

NEMERTINEA (Rynchocoela) (Ribbon
Worms)

ECHINODERMATA

Pseudoscorpionida
(Pseudoscorpions)

CTENOPHORA (Comb Jellies)

Monogenea (Flukes)

CHAETOGNATHA (Arrow Worms)

HEMICHORDATA (Acorn Worms,
Pterobranchs)

Branchiopoda (Fairy Shrimp, Water
Flea)

GNATHOSTOMULIDA

ONYCHOPHORA (Peripatus)

CEPHALOCHORDATA
(Amphioxus/Lancelet)
VERTEBRATES
AGNATHA (Hagfish, Lamprey)
FISHES
Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fishes)
(Sharks, Rays, Ratfish)
Osteichthyes (Bony Fishes)
AMPHIBIA

Isopoda (Wood Lice, Pillbugs)

Anura (Frogs, Toads)

Decapoda (Lobster, Crayfish,
Crabs, Shrimp)

Urodela (Salamanders, Newts)

Hexapoda (Insecta) (Insects)
Apterygota (Springtails, Silverfish,
etc.)
Odonata (Dragonflies, Damselflies)
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets)

Nematoda (Roundworms)

Dictyoptera (Cockroaches, Mantids,
Phasmids)

Nematomorpha (Horsehair Worms)

Isoptera (Termites)

Rotifera (Rotatoria)

Gymnophiona (Apoda) (Caecilians)
REPTILIA
Chelonia (Turtles, Tortoises)
Serpentes (Snakes)
Sauria (Lizards)
Crocodylia (Crocodilians)
AVES (Birds)
Passeriformes (Passerines)
MAMMALIA

Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

Monotremata (Platypus, Echidna)

ACANTHOCEPHALA (Spiny-headed
Worms)

Phthiraptera (Mallophaga &
Anoplura) (Lice)

Marsupalia (Marsupials)

PRIAPULOIDEA

Hemiptera (including Heteroptera)
(True Bugs)

BRYOZOA (Ectoprocta) (Plant-like
Animals)

Eutheria (Placentals)
Insectivora (Hedgehogs, Moles,
Shrews, Tenrec, etc.)

PHORONIDEA (Lophophorates)

Homoptera (Cicadas, Scale Insects,
Leafhoppers)

Chiroptera (Bats)

BRACHIOPODA (Lamp Shells)

Thysanoptera (Thrips)

Primates

MOLLUSCA

Neuroptera (Lacewings,
Dobsonflies, Snakeflies)

Rodentia

Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

Lagomorphs (Rabbits, Hares, Pikas)

Lepidoptera (Moths, Butterflies)

Carnivora (Bears, Canids, Felids,
Mustelids, Viverrids, Hyena,
Procyonids)

Monoplacophora
Aplacophora (Solenogasters)

Diptera (Flies, Mosquitoes)
Siphonaptera (Fleas)

Humans

Perissodactyla (Odd-toed
Ungulates) (Horses, Rhinos,
Tapirs, etc.)
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Artiodactyla (Even-toed
Ungulates) (Cattle, Sheep, Deer,
Pigs, etc.)

TRANSGENIC ORGANISMS

NO ORGANISMS

FOSSIL OR EXTINCT ORGANISMS

Marine Mammals (Seals, Walrus,
Whales, Otters, Dolphins, Porpoises)

CATEGORY VIII: MODEL ORGANISM (Select ONE)
NO MODEL ORGANISM
MODEL ORGANISM (Choose from
the list)

Escherichia coli

Fruitfly (Drosophila melanogaster)

Mouse-Ear Cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)

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