Adaptive monitoring & assessment for the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem.
- ناشر : Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2003
- شابک / ISBN : 9780309507035
Description
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1 INTRODUCTION 13 A Brief History of the Everglades, 13 The Restoration Plan, 16 Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Goals, 18 2 THE RESTORATION PLAN’S ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 19 Adaptive Assessment, 19 Types of Adaptive Management, 20 Restoration Goals and Targets, 21 Restoring Species and Habitats or the Ecosystem?, 23 Reconciling Targets with External Forces of Change, 24 Achieving Compatibility of the Built and Natural Systems, 25 Defining “Ecological Health” for the Everglades Ecosystem, 26 Restoration Reference State, 26 Conceptualizing the Human Dynamics of the Everglades Restoration, 28 Learning Through Integrated Monitoring, Modeling, and Experimental Research, 29 Monitoring in Support of Adaptive Management, 31 Ecological Performance Measures, 34 Experimental Research and Modeling, 38 Model Refinement and Sensitivity Analyses, 39 Scientific Feedback to Guide and Refine Implementation of the Restoration Plan, 40 3 ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS OF MONITORING 43 The Report Card, 43 Regulatory Compliance Monitoring, 45 4 DATA MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTS 47 Quality Assurance/Quality Control, 47 Data and Information Management, 48 Synthesis of Data, 49 ix x Contents 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 51 REFERENCES 55 APPENDIX A – ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING WORKSHOP AGENDA 61 APPENDIX B – MEMBERS OF THE WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD AND BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY 65 APPENDIX C – BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESTORATION OF THE GREATER EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEMS 67 APPENDIX D – ACRONYM LIST 73 APPENDIX E – MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT PLAN 75
