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UNINA9910973513903321 |
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Titolo |
NEON : addressing the nation's environmental challenges / / Committee on the National Ecological Observatory Network, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies |
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Washington, D.C., : The National Academies Press, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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9786610179350 |
9780309166942 |
0309166942 |
9781280179358 |
128017935X |
9780309527538 |
0309527538 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xvi, 131 p. : ill., maps (some color) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental monitoring - Research - United States |
Environmental auditing - Research - United States |
Environmental impact analysis - Research - United States |
Environmental laboratories - United States |
Environmental policy - United States |
United States Environmental conditions Research |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 The National Ecological Observatory Network -- 2 Environmental Issues of National Importance and the Role of the National Ecological Observatory Network -- 3 Concept and Implementation of the National Ecological Observatory Network -- 4 Effect of the National Ecological Observatory Network on the Scientific Community, Education, and Public Outreach -- 5 A Synthesis of Early Concepts of the National Ecological Observatory Network and a New Vision -- 6 Findings and Recommendations -- References -- |
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Appendixes -- Appendix A Committee on the National Ecological Observatory Network Biographical Sketches -- Appendix B National Research Council Workshop on the National Ecological Observatory Network -- Appendix C Federal Agencies and Professional Societies that Voiced their Support for the National Ecological Observatory Network through the National Research Council Workshop and Web Forum -- Color Plates. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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