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The report evaluates the plan to monitor and assess the condition of Florida's Everglades as restoration efforts proceed. The report finds that the plan is well grounded in scientific theory and principals of adaptive management. However, steps should be taken to ensure that information from those monitoring the ecology of the Everglades is readily available to those implementing the overall restoration effort. Also, the plan needs to place greater consideration on how population growth and land-use changes will affect the restoration effort and vice versa.Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1. Introduction 2. The Restoration Plan's Adaptive Management Strategy 3. Additional Components of Monitoring 4. Data Management and Products 5. Conclusions and Recommendations References Appendix A: Adaptive Assessment and Monitoring Workshop Agenda Appendix B: Members of the Water Science and Technology Board andBoard on Environmental Studies and Toxicology Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of the Committee on Restorationof the Greater Everglades Ecosystems Appendix D: Acronym List Appendix E: Monitoring and Assessment Plan