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COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FLORIDA KEYS CARRYING CAPACITY STUDY
SCOTT NIXON (Chair),
University of Rhode Island
GEORGE DALRYMPLE,
Everglades Research Group, Inc.
ROBERT DEYLE,
Florida State University
WAYNE HUBER,
Oregon State University
MARK PETERSON,
University of Southern Mississippi
STEPHEN POLASKY,
University of Minnesota
NORBERT PSUTY,
Rutgers University, Cook Campus
MALCOLM RIVKIN,
University of Maryland
DANIEL SHEER,
Water Resources Management, Inc.
Staff
MORGAN GOPNIK, Study Director
JEFFREY JACOBS, Senior Program Officer
MARK GIBSON, Program Officer
MEGAN KELLY, Senior Project Assistant
NANCY CAPUTO, Senior Project Assistant
The work of this committee was overseen by the Ocean Studies Boardand the Water Science and Technology Board of the National ResearchCouncil.
Acknowledgements
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosenfor their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordancewith procedures approved by the NRC's Report Review Committee. Thepurpose of this independent review is to provide candid and criticalcomments that will assist the institution in making its publishedreport as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutionalstandards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the studycharge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidentialto protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish tothank the following individuals for their review of this report:John Adams (University of Minnesota), David Godschalk (Universityof North Carolina), Lance Gunderson (Emory University), Steven McCutcheon(U.S. Environmental Projection Agency), James Porter (Universityof Georgia), and Kathleen Segerson (University of Connecticut).
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructivecomments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusionsor recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the reportbefore its release. The review of this report was overseen by Dr.Robert Frosch (Harvard University). Appointed by the National ResearchCouncil, he was responsible for making certain that an independentexamination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutionalprocedures and that all review comments were carefully considered.Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirelywith the authoring committee and the institution.
