Title:
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NEON
ADDRESSING THE NATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES |
By: |
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£23.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0309090784 |
ISBN 13: |
9780309090780 |
Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
Pub. date: |
15 December, 2003 |
Pages: |
132 |
Description: |
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. |
Synopsis: |
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. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
National Academies Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |