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1 Introduction
Pages 15-22

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... This report represents the third independent assessment of the CERP's progress by the Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress (CISRERP) of the National Research Council (NRC)
From page 16...
... Said, South Florida Water Management District. THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL AND EVERGLADES RESTORATION The NRC has been providing scientific and technical advice related to the Everglades restoration since 1999.
From page 17...
... The boundaries of the South Florida ecosystem are determined by the boundaries of the South Florida Water Management District, the southernmost of the state's five water management districts, although they approximately delineate the boundaries of the South Florida watershed. This designation is important and is helpful to the restoration effort because, as many publications have made clear, taking a watershed approach to ecosystem restoration is likely to improve the results, especially when the ecosystem under consideration is as water dependent as the Everglades (NRC, 1999, 2004a)
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... 18 Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades BOX 1-1 Continued FIGURE 1-2 The South Florida ecosystem. © International Mapping Associates Figure 1-3.eps bitmap
From page 19...
... , and the state of Florida, in consultation with the Task Force, establish an independent scientific review panel to evaluate progress toward achieving the natural system restoration goals of the CERP. The NRC's Committee on Independent Scientific Review of Everglades Restoration Progress was therefore established in 2004 under contract with the U.S.
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... . © International Mapping Associates
From page 21...
... to find detailed discussions of important topics, such as the human context for the CERP, climate change, Lake Okeechobee, Modified Water Deliveries to Everglades National Park, and incremental adaptive restoration, which are not repeated here. Some important issues, such as the recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill, were still unfolding at the time of the report's preparation, but these topics can be addressed in detail in future reports of this committee.
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... Current progress and challenges in adaptive management are also reviewed, along with evaluations of recent monitoring and assessment plan reports.


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