{"product_id":"the-uses-of-ecology-lake-washington-and-beyond-9780295975696","title":"The Uses of Ecology  Lake Washington and Beyond","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Research and Exploration *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Garrett Hardin * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wise, comprehensive, sensible, balanced, and extremely well—written account about a number of environmental problems.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Australian Biologist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The insights in this book into environmental processes, problems, and prospects provide sound advice to scientists, concerned citizens, and public officials alike.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Biology Digest *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e PART ONE: WHAT HAPPENED TO LAKE WASHINGTON\u003cbr\u003e The Eutrophication and Recovery of Lake Washington\u003cbr\u003e Lake Washington in Context: How Aquatic Communities Work\u003cbr\u003e PART TWO: LESSONS FROM LAKE WASHINGTON\u003cbr\u003e The Detergent Problem\u003cbr\u003e Puget Sound\u003cbr\u003e Mono Lake\u003cbr\u003e The Panama Canal\u003cbr\u003e Atmospheric Problems\u003cbr\u003e PART THREE: LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH\u003cbr\u003e Hubbard Brook\u003cbr\u003e Lake Tahoe\u003cbr\u003e Long Lake\u003cbr\u003e Saline Lakes in the Lower Grand Coulee\u003cbr\u003e Experiments with Whole Lakes\u003cbr\u003e Special Requirements of Long-Term Research\u003cbr\u003e PART FOUR: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT\u003cbr\u003e What is Pollution?\u003cbr\u003e Experts\u003cbr\u003e Commentary\u003cbr\u003e Prospect\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MV - University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090670350679,"sku":"9780295975696","price":29.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295975696.jpg?v=1762273018","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-uses-of-ecology-lake-washington-and-beyond-9780295975696","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}