FLORIDA BAY RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND THEIR RELATION TO THE COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- PURPOSE -- DESCRIPTION OF THE BAY -- POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF THE CERP ON FLORIDA BAY -- FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 Introduction -- THE PHYSICAL SYSTEM -- NUTRIENTS IN THE BAY -- LINKAGES WITH THE EVERGLADES -- CURRENT RESEARCH AND OVERSIGHT -- REPORT OBJECTIVE AND OVERVIEW -- 2 Potential Effect of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) on Florida Bay -- FRESHWATER INFLOWS TO THE BAY -- Taylor Slough and Craighead Basin -- Shark River Slough -- Groundwater -- NUTRIENT FLUXES TO THE BAY -- 3 Research Needs -- WATER BUDGET -- DISSOLVED NUTRIENTS -- HISTORICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BAY -- MODELING AND HYDRODYNAMICS -- Models for Florida Bay -- Linking Florida Bay and Everglades Models -- OTHER INFLUENCES ON THE BAY -- RESEARCH MANAGEMENT -- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Appendix A Acronym List -- Appendix B Definitions of Model Runs of the South Florida Water Management Model (SFWMM) and Natural System Model (NSM) -- Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Members of the Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem.