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Neon: Addressing the Nation's Environmental Challenges
Neon: Addressing the Nation's Environmental Challenges
Authors: Committee On The National Ecological Observatory Network, National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 4362143

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 132
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.4

ISBN: 0309090784
Dewey Decimal Number: 577.072073
EAN: 9780309090780
ASIN: 0309090784

Publication Date: December 15, 2003
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Book Description
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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