CHAPTER II 

 Scope of the Report 



The Ad Hoc Committee on Ecological Research was composed of 1. The Committee 



members from the various Federal agencies with ecological research 



programs, observers, and ecological consultants from the academic 



community. The membership of the Committee is shown in the 



Appendix. The terms of reference for the Committee and messages 



from Chairman Train and Dr. Edward David are presented in this 



introductory section. 



The Committee first defined the scope of ecology for the purposes of this 

 assignment and reviewed the ecological research programs and 

 funding of the Federal Government including those programs 

 contracted to other organizations. Agency ecological research 

 programs and funding are summarized in Chapter V. The Committee 

 recognized the importance of the ecological research programs of state 

 and other non-Federal governments, industry, and of other private 

 organizations, but review of these programs was outside the purview of 

 the Committee's activities. 



The major problem areas requiring ecological research were identified 

 and the types of ecological research required to help solve these 

 problems were listed in the matrix of Tables 2-4 for fiscal years 1971 to 

 1973. Each agency identified its major research emphasis in ecology 

 and the outstanding needs to accomplish assigned missions. 



Three panels of the Committee were formed to: (a) review and analyze 

 present ecological research programs and specific and immediate 

 needs for ecology, (b) analyze short-term needs and problems and 

 recommend a national program particularly in relation to the purposes 

 of the National Environmental Pohcy Act of 1969, and (c) study and 

 recommend a national long-term policy or program in ecology. 



The present report is the first interagency evaluation of Federal 

 ecological research programs. The presentation of findings and 

 recommendations is responsive to the broad mandate and 

 assignments given to the Committee. 



The mandate to this Committee was specified in the original charge to 

 the Committee from the Council on Environmental Quality and 

 Federal Council for Science and Technology, supplemented by 

 statements by Dr. Edward David, Chairman, FCST and Chairman 

 Russell Train, CEQ. These three documents follow. 



2. Mandate and 

 Terms of Reference 



