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 -- Appendix F Monitoring and Assessment Plan Conceptual Model -- Appendix G Conflict Resolution in the Florida Everglades -- Appendix H Rosters of the Water Science and Technology Board and the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology -- WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD -- Staff -- BOARD ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND TOXICOLOGY -- Staff -- Appendix I Biographical Information of the Critical Ecosystem Studies Initiative Panel Members and NRC Staff.