04355nam 2200733Ia 450 991097351390332120251117115112.09786610179350978030916694203091669429781280179358128017935X97803095275380309527538(CKB)111087027009006(SSID)ssj0000209257(PQKBManifestationID)11196626(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000209257(PQKBWorkID)10244994(PQKB)10894288(MiAaPQ)EBC3375901(Au-PeEL)EBL3375901(CaPaEBR)ebr10049207(OCoLC)54487333(Perlego)4731680(BIP)12806773(EXLCZ)9911108702700900620040202d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrNEON 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 Academies1st ed.Washington, D.C. The National Academies Pressc2004xvi, 131 p. ill., maps (some color)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780309090780 0309090784 Includes bibliographical references.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 -- 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.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.Addressing the nation's environmental challengesEnvironmental monitoringResearchUnited StatesEnvironmental auditingResearchUnited StatesEnvironmental impact analysisResearchUnited StatesEnvironmental laboratoriesUnited StatesEnvironmental policyUnited StatesUnited StatesEnvironmental conditionsResearchEnvironmental monitoringResearchEnvironmental auditingResearchEnvironmental impact analysisResearchEnvironmental laboratoriesEnvironmental policy577/.072/073National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on the National Ecological Observatory Network.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973513903321NEON4361547UNINA