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PAPERBACK list:$26.00 Web:$23.40 add to cart PDF BOOK your price: $20.00 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free Resources PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Confronting the Nation's Water Problems: The Role of Research River Science at the U.S. Geological Survey Other Related Titles A Biological Survey for the Nation (1994) Commission on Life Sciences (CLS) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page XIII   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. CONTENTS     EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   1     What Needs Will a Biological Survey for the National Address?   3     How Can a Biological Survey for the Nation Be Created?   5     What Are the Necessary Functional Capabilities of the National Partnership?   8     How Will the National Partnership and the National Biological Survey Strengthen the Information Base for Planning and Operational Decisions?   9     How Will the National Partnership Provide an Organized Framework for Collaboration Among its Participants?   13 Page XIII FRONT MATTER (R1-R12) CONTENTS (R13-R15) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (1-24) 1 THE VALUE OF A BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR THE NATION (25-58) 2 SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY (59-92) 3 MEETING THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF NPBS CLIENTS (93-122) 4 COORDINATION OF THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR BIOLOGICAL SURVEY (123-150) 5 IMPLEMENTATION (151-166) REFERENCES (167-172) APPENDIX A: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION (173-180) APPENDIX B: EXCERPTS FROM FY 1994 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION (181-192) INDEX (193-205)

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A Biological Survey for the Nation CONTENTS     EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   1     What Needs Will a Biological Survey for the National Address?   3     How Can a Biological Survey for the Nation Be Created?   5     What Are the Necessary Functional Capabilities of the National Partnership?   8     How Will the National Partnership and the National Biological Survey Strengthen the Information Base for Planning and Operational Decisions?   9     How Will the National Partnership Provide an Organized Framework for Collaboration Among its Participants?   13

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A Biological Survey for the Nation     How Will the NPBS Provide an Organized Structure With Stated Priorities for Acquiring Needed Information About Biological Resources?   16     How Will the National Partnership Provide Improved Programmatic Efficiencies and Economies of Scale?   17     How Should the National Partnership Be Implemented?   19     What are the Limits to the National Partnership?   22 1   THE VALUE OF A BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR THE NATION   25     Purpose of the National Partnership for Biological Survey   31     Participants in the National Partnership for Biological Survey   32     Major Issues to be Addressed by the National Partnership for Biological Survey   43     Desired Characteristics of the National Partnership for Biological Survey   49     Benefits of the National Partnership for Biological Survey   53     The Limits to the National Partnership for Biological Survey   56 2   SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY   59     Setting Priorities   60     Scientific Research on the Status of Biological Resources   63     Detecting Trends in Biological Resources   81     Regional Collaborative Projects   90 3   MEETING THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF NPBS CLIENTS   93     Information Needs   94

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A Biological Survey for the Nation     Coordination and Management of Data and Information   106     Information Management in NBS   112     NBS Coordination of a National Distributed Database   115     Information Dissemination   117 4   COORDINATION OF THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR BIOLOGICAL SURVEY   123     Role and Functions of NBS   125     Coordinating the NPBS   132     Budgetary Considerations   140     Relationship to Recommendations of Other Reports   148 5   IMPLEMENTATION   151     Strategic Implementation Plan   152     Implementation Priorities in Personnel and Administrative Management   153     Implementation Priorities in Research and Inventory Programs   156     Implementation Priorities in Data Management   160     Summary   162     REFERENCES   167 APPENDIX A:   BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION   173 APPENDIX B:   EXCERPTS FROM FY 1994 BUDGET JUSTIFICATION   181     INDEX   193