The Uses of Ecology: Lake Washington and Beyond

The Uses of Ecology: Lake Washington and Beyond
ISBN-10
0295800593
ISBN-13
9780295800592
Category
Nature
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
2011-11-15
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Author
W. T. Edmondson

Description

“ W. T. Edmondson has spent his career answering questions about the ecological impacts of human experiments on lakes in Washington State. In this volume, he recounts these studies and captures from his experiences a larger view of the nature of our environmental problems. . . . While the commentary is wide ranging, the foundation is a personal account of one ecologist’s lifetime experience on the dual points of research and public application of that research.”—Research and Exploration“W. T. Edmondson, a zoologist, extracts enduring lessons from his more than 50 years of experience in persuading political powers to make use of scientific knowledge when they set about drawing up laws for managing human interventions in the environment. Any scientist who follows in Edmondson’s footsteps should benefit from reading this sensitive recounting of political battles.”—Garrett Hardin, Pacific Northwest Quarterly

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