Adaptive Monitoring and Assessment for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

The report evaluates the plan to monitor and assess the condition of Florida's Everglades as restoration efforts proceed. The report finds that the plan is well grounded in scientific theory and principals of adaptive management. However, steps should be taken to ensure that information from those monitoring the ecology of the Everglades is readily available to those implementing the overall restoration effort. Also, the plan needs to place greater consideration on how population growth and land-use changes will affect the restoration effort and vice versa.

The report evaluates the plan to monitor and assess the condition of Florida's Everglades as restoration efforts proceed. The report finds that the plan is well grounded in scientific theory and principals of adaptive management. However, steps should be taken to ensure that information from those monitoring the ecology of the Everglades is readily available to those implementing the overall restoration effort. Also, the plan needs to place greater consideration on how population growth and land-use changes will affect the restoration effort and vice versa. Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1. Introduction2. The Restoration Plan's Adaptive Management Strategy3. Additional Components of Monitoring4. Data Management and Products5. Conclusions and RecommendationsReferencesAppendix A: Adaptive Assessment and Monitoring Workshop AgendaAppendix B: Members of the Water Science and Technology Board and Board on Environmental Studies and ToxicologyAppendix C: Biographical Sketches of the Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades EcosystemsAppendix D: Acronym ListAppendix E: Monitoring and Assessment Plan