""A BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR THE NATION""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""WHAT NEEDS WILL A BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR THE NATION ADDRESS?""; ""HOW CAN A BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR THE NATION BE CREATED?""; ""WHAT ARE THE NECESSARY FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP?""; ""HOW WILL THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP STRENGTHEN THE INFORMATION BASE FOR PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL DECISIONS?""; ""Performing Research""; ""Making Information Useful""; ""HOW WILL THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROVIDE AN ORGANIZED FRAMEWORK FOR COLLABORATION AMONG ITS PARTICIPANTS?""
""Organization and Coordination of the NPBS""""Coordination within DOI""; ""HOW WILL THE NPBS PROVIDE AN ORGANIZED STRUCTURE WITH STATED PRIORITIES FOR ACQUIRING NEEDED INFORMATION ABOUT BIOLOGICAL�""; ""HOW WILL THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROVIDE IMPROVED PROGRAMMATIC EFFICIENCIES AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE?""; ""Research""; ""Information Management""; ""HOW SHOULD THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP BE IMPLEMENTED?""; ""Near-Term Priorities (Immediately to within 1 Year)""; ""Intermediate-Term Priorities (within 3 Years)""; ""Long-Term Priorities (within 5 Years)""
""WHAT ARE THE LIMITS TO THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP?""""A BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR THE NATION""; ""1 THE VALUE OF A BIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR THE NATION""; ""PURPOSE OF THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR BIOLOGICAL SURVEY""; ""PARTICIPANTS IN THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR BIOLOGICAL SURVEY""; ""MAJOR ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR BIOLOGICAL SURVEY""; ""Preserving the Nation's Biota""; ""Sustainable Use of Biological Resources""; ""Maintenance of Essential Ecological Services""; ""Reducing Undesirable Effects across Ecosystems""; ""Management of Land and Water Habitats and Resources""
""Maintaining the Aesthetic Quality of Life""""Anticipating Climate Change""; ""Prospecting for Biological Resources""; ""Restoring Degraded Environments""; ""DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR BIOLOGICAL SURVEY""; ""Ability to Conduct Credible Science""; ""Ability to Conduct and Stimulate Appropriate Research""; ""Organization for Program Continuity""; ""Ability to Provide Useful Information""; ""BENEFITS OF THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR BIOLOGICAL SURVEY""; ""THE LIMITS TO THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR BIOLOGICAL SURVEY""; ""2 SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY""
""SETTING PRIORITIES""""SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON THE STATUS OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES""; ""What Species Occur in the United States? Where Do They Occur? How are They Related?""; ""Why Do Species Occur Where They Do?""; ""What Communities and Ecosystems Occur in the United States? Where Do They Occur?""; ""Why are Ecosystems Found Where They are?""; ""Interactions among Ecosystems""; ""DETECTING TRENDS IN BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES""; ""Data Useful for Determining Trends and Their Causes""; ""Data on Current Trends""; ""REGIONAL COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS""
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""3 meeting the information needs of npbs clients""
