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| View Larger Image | Neon: Addressing the Nation's Environmental Challenges
by Committee on the National Ecological Observatory Network, National Research Council
| | List Price: | $33.00 | | Price: | $19.88 | | You Save: | $13.12 (40%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 4360486 | | Studio: | National Academies Press | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 132 | | Publication Date: | December 15, 2003 | | Publisher: | National Academies Press |
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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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