N.E.O.N.: Studying critical ecological issues on a continental scale

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:30 -0400

The High Park Fire burned 350 square kilometers in Colorado last summer. Credit Laura Bojanowski

Project BudBurst is a key part of NEON's outreach component: Students and citizens across the U.S. will monitor the timing of biological events in plants and animals — including flowering, hibernation, reproduction and migration — and how they are influenced by variations in seasons, climate and habitat. Courtesy of Carlye Calvin, University Center for Atmospheric Research, Project BudBurst

A mountain stream in the Desert Southwest will be studied through NEON. NEON

One of the eco-climatic domains to be studied include fields in the Northern Plains. NEON

On the morning of June 9, 2012, a column of thick smoke was seen rising from Roosevelt National Forest 24 kilometers west of Fort Collins, Colo. Spurred by tinder-dry conditions, hot temperatures and gusting winds, the initial 8,000-square-meter High Park Fire quickly exploded out of control, ultimately becoming the second-largest wildfire in Colorado history. The blaze killed one person, burned more than 350 square kilometers, and destroyed 259 homes before firefighters contained it three weeks later.

Biophysical economics: The Mississippi Delta as a lens for global issues

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:41:58 -0500

U.S. Geological Survey

Torbjorn Tornqvist

With a global economic slowdown and growing environmental concerns, it is worthwhile to take a look at the future and think about how we can better manage development relative to society, natural ecosystems, climate and energy. These global issues can be viewed through the lens of the Mississippi Delta.

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N.E.O.N.: Studying critical ecological issues on a continental scale

Biophysical economics: The Mississippi Delta as a lens for global issues