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operations. For instance, additional elements of monitoring for water quality, such as nutrients, may be added to this project in direct response to basic efforts related to other research projects, such as the aquatic food web initiative, started in FY 2005 (see research and development project, 8.2, below). The Core-Monitoring ad hoc group (CMP) is also undertaking a process to fully evaluate projects described in this work plan as "provisional monitoring" in an attempt to clearly identify the elements of the ongoing work that directly meet the information needs specified in the GCD-Al'rfP Strategic Plan (see APPENDIX B with project associations). Research & Development to Improve Monitoring - This has been a fundamental component of the GCMRC activities since the Center was established in 1995, as a process of review and science activities (described in the GCMRC's Prospectus for Protocol Evaluation Panel activities) intended to support development of a Long-Term Monitoring program for the Colorado River ecosystem. Ongoing R&D activities, such as those related to aquatic ecosystem productivity and camping areas, are intended to identify effective and efficient methods for collection of monitoring data, as well as identify methods and needs for inventory of critical resources below the dam. The Center's Protocol Evaluation Program (PEP) for externally reviewing monitoring methods was started in 1998 in the area of remote sensing and physical resources. Later meetings focused on terrestrial and aquatic parts of the science program. Additional meetings are planned for the Socio-Cultural program, and others are proposed for review of new advances in the Physical & Modeling and Biology programs as research and development are completed inFY 2006. Following the research and development and review phases, elements of long-term, core monitoring should be implemented in ways that meet the needs of the program, are cost effective and result in consistent and comparable data into the future. "Active Adaptive Management" [Completing Phased Experimental Treatmentsl- Completion of experimental treatments originally recommended by the GCMRC in 2002, has been identified as a high priority in the FY 2006 draft work plan. The 2002 Experimental Plan focused on both sediment and biological tests, so the initial 2003-06 phase of the experimental strategy relates to an assessment of knowledge with respect to: l) implementation of the fourth year of mechanical removal of non-native fishes, 2) completion of analyses related to the November 2004, sediment High-Flow flow release and 3) continuation of studies related to experimental fluctuating flows during winter, are also an objective for completing the 2003-2006 GfMRC FY2006 Annuat Work Plan (Draft June 10,2005) 3 . Ie .