(Download) "Neon" by Committee on the National Ecological Observatory Network # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Neon
- Author : Committee on the National Ecological Observatory Network
- Release Date : January 15, 2003
- Genre: Pharmacology & Toxicology,Books,Professional & Technical,Medical,Science & Nature,Earth Sciences,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 4740 KB
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.