Science and the Greater Everglades ecosystem restoration : an assessment of the Critical Ecosystem Studies Initiative / Panel to Review the Critical Ecosystem Studies Initiative, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel to Review the Critical Ecosystem Studies Initiative.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical Ecosystem Studies Initiative (U.S.).

Ecosystem management--Research--Florida--Everglades.

Ecosystem management.

Aquifer storage recovery--Research--Florida--Everglades.

Aquifer storage recovery.

Water quality management--Research--Florida--Everglades.

Water quality management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Award-winning author makes her children's book debut with an unforgettable character A boring summer vacation turns unexpectedly interesting when mysterious lights appear over Roberta's hometown in northern Maine. Roberta is convinced she and her best friend Marillee can win the Maine State Science Fair if only they can find an amazing project to showcase. Communicating with aliens would certainly do the trick. But in order to win they'll need to defeat their chief competitor, "The 4H's of the Apocalypse": Henry Horton Harris Helmsby. This is a story told in a distinctive voice that is by turns funny, exciting, and sometimes heartbreaking.

Contents:

""SCIENCE AND THE GREATER EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""CESI BACKGROUND""; ""CESI MANAGEMENT""; ""UNMET SCIENCE NEEDS""; ""CESI FUNDING""; ""LINKS TO DECISION MAKING""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""1 Introduction and Background ""; ""SOUTH FLORIDA'S ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION""; ""STEPS TOWARD RESTORATION""; ""The Central And Southern Florida Project""; ""Renewed Momentum Toward Restoration""; ""The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan""; ""Other South Florida Restoration Projects""; ""EVERGLADES SCIENCE""

""The First Century of Science""""Adaptive Management and the Beginnings of Everglades Restoration Science""; ""Role of Science in Restoration Decision Making""; ""Critical Ecosystem Studies Initiative""; ""GENESIS OF THIS STUDY AND CHARGE TO PANEL""; ""2 Overview of the CESI Program ""; ""CESI HISTORY AND CONCEPT""; ""CESI PROGRAM AREAS, PROJECTS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS""; ""SUMMARY OF RESEARCH NEEDS AND CESI PROGRAM DIRECTION""; ""EVALUATING THE TIMELINESS OF CESI RESEARCH""; ""3 CESI Program Management ""; ""CESI MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE""; ""Setting CESI Funding Priorities""

""Proposal Funding Process""""EVALUATION OF CESI MANAGEMENT""; ""Current Organizational Structure""; ""Accountability and Public Communication""; ""Peer Review""; ""Future Organizational Plans""; ""4 Financial Resources ""; ""CESI FINANCIAL RESOURCES""; ""EVALUATION OF CESI FINANCIAL RESOURCES""; ""5 CESI Science in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration ""; ""SCIENCE CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEFINING GOALS""; ""SCIENCE AND CONCEPTUALIZATION OF ECOSYSTEMS""; ""LEARNING AS THE FOUNDATION FOR RESTORATION MANAGEMENT""; ""Research, Monitoring, and Modeling as Part of Learning""

""Synthesis as Part of Learning""""INTEGRATION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE INTO RESTORATION EFFORTS""; ""CESI Contributions to Integration""; ""Barriers and Challenges to Integration""; ""Accelerated Timetables of Restoration""; ""Institutions to Support Integration""; ""Establishing a Collaborative Culture""; ""ROLE OF THE CESI AND OTHER SCIENCE PROGRAMS IN THE GREATER EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION""; ""6 Conclusions and Recommendations ""; ""REFERENCES""; ""References""; ""Acronyms""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A CESI-Funded Projects, 1997�2001 ""

""Appendix B CESI-funded Research Projects and Their Relationship to the Science Subgroup Science Objectives""""Appendix C Future CESI Science Objectives ""; ""Appendix D Structure of RECOVER ""; ""RECOVER LEADERSHIP TEAM""; ""RECOVER TEAMS""; ""Adaptive Assessment Team (AAT)""; ""Regional Evaluation Team (RET)""; ""Comprehensive Refinement Team (CRT)""; ""Model Development Team (MDT)""; ""Operation Plan Team (OPT)""; ""Water Quality Team (WQT)""; ""Appendix E Memorandum of Understanding for Integration of Research, Planning and Interagency Coordination""

""Implementing DOI's Everglades MOU""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-96).

ISBN:

9786610180134

9780309182423

0309182425

9781280180132

1280180137

9780309566513

0309566517

OCLC:

923269417