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<br />" <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARy....................................................................................................... I <br />INTRODUCTION ..... ....... .......................... ............. ........... ....... ..... .... ...... ..... ................. I <br />MISSION GCMRC .... ...... .............. .................... .............. ........... .............................. ......2 <br />STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES <br />AND PRIORITIZED INFORMATION NEEDS.................................................. 2 <br />ENSURING OBJECTIVE QUALITY SCIENCE............................................................ 3 <br /> <br />SCIENCE PROGRAMS .......................................................... .......................................3 <br />Conceptual Modeling................................................................................... ........ 4 <br />The Physical Resources Program ......................................................................... 4 <br />The Biological Resources Program ........................................ ..... .........................6 <br />The Socio-Cultural Resources Program................................................................ 6 <br />The Information Technology Program ................................................................. 8 <br /> <br />STAFFING .......................................................................... ........................................... 9 <br /> <br />SCHEDULE AND BUDGET........................................................................................ 10 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />CHAPTER 1 <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION .............................................................. .......................................... 11 <br />PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE GCMRC STRATEGIC PLAN ............................... 12 <br /> <br />BACKGROUND .......................................................................................................... 12 <br />Science in the Colorado River Ecosystem .......................................................... 12 <br /> <br />Current Science Needs..... ............ ......... ......... ......................... ........ ................... 15 <br /> <br />'i <br />~ <br />( <br />> <br />" <br /> <br />CHAPTER 2 <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 17 <br />LEGAL ~WORK...............................................................................................17 <br />THE GLEN CANYON DAM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (AMP)....... 18 <br /> <br />Secretary's Designee...... .... ........ .... .... .............. .... .... ..... ..... .................... ..... ....... 18 <br />Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG) ..................................................19 <br />Technical Work Group (TWG) .......................................................................... 19 <br />Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC)............................... 19 <br />Independent Review Panel(s) (IRPs).................................................................. 20 <br />GEOGRAPIDC SCOPE OF THE AMP AND GCMRC MONITORING <br />AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.......................................................................22 <br /> <br />1 ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT......................................................................................23 <br />THE ROLE OF GCMRC IN ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ........................................24 <br /> <br />GCMRC MISSION .......................................................................................................25 <br /> <br />GCMRC PROGRAMS..................................................................................................25 . <br />Ecosystem Science............................... ............................... .............. ................ 25 <br />Long-Term Monitoring.................................................. ............................. ....... 26 <br /> <br />Research...... .... ..................................................................... ......... ................ .... 27 <br />Conceptual Modeling. ..... ........ .......................... .... ..... ........................ ................ 27 <br /> <br />Information Technologies................................... ............................................... 27 <br />GCMRC PROTOCOLS ................................................................................................28 <br />Requests for Proposals (RFPs) ...........................................................................28 <br /> <br />Peer Review........ ...... ...................................... ............... ......... .......... ........... ...... 28 <br />Science Advisory Board (SAB) ......................................................................... 29 <br /> <br />STAFFING AND ADMINISTRATION........................................................................ 30 <br />i <br /> <br />" <br />~: <br />~~~ <br />~... <br />~.~ <br />~~ <br />,. <br /> <br />;,; <br /> <br />.. <br />',' <br />~ ' <br />~=. <br />~; <br />~;! 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