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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : The National Academies Press, c2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xvi, 131 p. : ill., maps (some color)
• Disciplina: 577/.072/073
• Soggetto topico: Environmental monitoring - Research - United States; Environmental auditing - Research - United States; Environmental impact analysis - Research - United States; Environmental laboratories - United States; Environmental policy - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Environmental conditions Research
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Addressing the nation's environmental challenges
• Titolo autorizzato: NEON
• ISBN: 9786610179350; 9780309166942; 0309166942; 9781280179358; 128017935X; 9780309527538; 0309527538
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910973513903321
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