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Chapter: Appendix B: National Research Council Workshop on the National Ecological Observatory Network Agenda

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: National Research Council Workshop on the National Ecological Observatory Network Agenda." National Research Council. 2004. Neon: Addressing the Nation's Environmental Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10807.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: National Research Council Workshop on the National Ecological Observatory Network Agenda." National Research Council. 2004. Neon: Addressing the Nation's Environmental Challenges. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10807.
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APPENDIX B ATafionaI Research Cocci! Workshop on fle National Ecological Observatory ATefwork AGENDA Date: June 10, 2003 Location: The National Academy of Sciences Building, Washington, DC 1:30 - 1:40 p.m. Introductions and description of the Web cast format G. David Tilman, University of Minnesota 1:40 - 2:40 Sponsoring agency's perspective on "The National Ecological Observatory Network" and the reason for this study Mary Clutter, Joann Roskoski and Sonya Mallinoff, National Science Foundation 2:40 - 3:45 Views of other relevant government agencies Abigail Miller, The National Park Service Jeffrey Frithsen, US Environmental Protection Agency Jerry Elwood, US Department of Energy Allen Dedrick, US Department of Agriculture- Agricultural Research Services Linda Gundersen, US Geological Survey 105

NEON: ADDRESSING THE NATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES 3:45 - 4:00 Break 4:00 - 5:00 Views of professional societies and organizations Kent Holsinger, American Institute of Biological Sciences Nadine L.ymn, Ecological Society of America Anthony Janetos, The H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment Scott MiDer, National Museum of Natural History Louis Pitelka, Association of Ecosystem Research Center (statement read by NRC staff 106

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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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