NEON addressing the nation's environmental challenges
The book endorses the National Science Foundation's concept of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) for providing a nationwide network of facilities and infrastructure for ecological and environmental research that is impossible with existing infrastructure. The committee identifi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
National Academies Press
2004, [2004]
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | The book endorses the National Science Foundation's concept of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) for providing a nationwide network of facilities and infrastructure for ecological and environmental research that is impossible with existing infrastructure. The committee identified six grand challenges in environmental biology - biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles, climate change, ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, invasive species and land and habitat use -- that deserves high priority for research and needs to be addressed on a regional or continental scale. However, the book says that NEON needs a refined focus and a more detailed plan for its implementation to ensure the maximization of its contribution to science and to better fit within the purview of Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction funding |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF t.p |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (xv, 108 pages) illustrations |
| ISBN: | 0309090784 0309052738 9780309090780 9780309052733 0309052734 |