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<br />1. Development of an adaptive management and science process to permit close <br /> <br /> <br />interaction of science and management in evaluating potential new management <br /> <br />criteria and impacts of those criteria in shorter time periods. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Development of a conceptual model of Grand Canyon riverine ecosystems that can <br /> <br /> <br />be used to more clearly define critical attributes and linkages within and between <br /> <br /> <br />resource categories, and interdependencies of resource attributes. <br /> <br />3. An extensive synthesis of all past knowledge associated with original baseline <br /> <br /> <br />resource conditions in the Colorado River, riverine resource changes associated <br /> <br />with construction of Glen Canyon Dam, and changes associated with differing <br /> <br /> <br />operating criteria for Glen Canyon Dam. <br /> <br /> <br />Ecosystem analyses to promote improved understanding of critical attributes that <br /> <br /> <br />drive individual resources and groups of resources, and the interdependencies of <br /> <br /> <br />attributes within and across resources. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />S. Development of predictive models of ecosystem functions and interactions under <br /> <br /> <br />differing dam operating criteria. <br /> <br />MISSION AND SCOPE OF GCMRC AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN <br /> <br /> <br />The GCPA and GCDEIS directs the Secretary of the Interior, "to establish and implement <br /> <br /> <br />long-term monitoring programs and activities that will ensure that Glen Canyon Dam is operated <br /> <br />in a manner consistent with that of Section 1802" of the GCP A The mission of the GCMRC and <br /> <br /> <br />goals of this Strategic and Annual Plan are to define monitoring and research programs that will <br /> <br />Final Draft <br /> <br />3 <br /> <br />~~?;?lJ <br />