The NAS Study on the Proposed National Ecological Observatory Network

NAS 对拟议的国家生态观测站网络的研究

• 批准号: 0332063
• 负责人: Evonne Tang
• 金额: $ 24.6万
• 依托单位: National Academy of Sciences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-05-15 至 2004-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0332063&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NAS; Study; Proposed; National; Ecological

The NAS study on the proposed National Ecological Observatory NetworkAn award has been made to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to appoint an ad hoc NRC committee to evaluate which important issues in ecology can only be addressed on a regional or continental scale and whether these issues constitute national concerns. The committee will then examine the concept for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) proposed National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and assess whether NEON's national network of field and laboratory research infrastructure is an appropriate and necessary means to address these large-scale questions. The committee will also assess the impact that NEON may have on the scientific community and on the next generation of scientists. A report will be produced for broad distribution. The report will have enormous impact on the ecological community because infrastructural availability influences the type, timescale and geographic scale of research that can be conducted. Therefore, input will be solicited from the ecological community and the wide scientific community via a web-based forum. The type and scale of research that can be conducted, in turn, has broad societal impact as it affects whether ecological issues of national concerns could be addressed.

NAS 对拟议的国家生态观测站网络的研究已授予美国国家科学院 (NAS) 任命一个特设 NRC 委员会来评估生态学中的哪些重要问题只能在区域或大陆范围内解决，以及这些问题是否可以解决。问题构成国家关切。 然后，委员会将审查美国国家科学基金会 (NSF) 提议的国家生态观测站网络 (NEON) 的概念，并评估 NEON 的国家现场和实验室研究基础设施网络是否是解决这些大规模问题的适当且必要的手段。 该委员会还将评估 NEON 可能对科学界和下一代科学家产生的影响。将编写一份报告以供广泛分发。该报告将对生态界产生巨大影响，因为基础设施的可用性影响着可以进行的研究的类型、时间尺度和地理范围。 因此，将通过网络论坛向生态界和广大科学界征求意见。 可以进行的研究的类型和规模反过来又具有广泛的社会影响，因为它影响到国家关注的生态问题能否得到解决。