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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      January 2010
      September 1993
      ISBN:
      9780511623394
      9780521418614
      9780521446938
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511623394
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.604kg, 344 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.507kg, 344 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Life Sciences, Philosophy of Science, Ecology and Conservation, Philosophy
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    In this volume, the authors discuss what practical contributions ecology can and can't make in applied science and environmental problem solving. In the first section, they discuss conceptual problems that have often prevented the formulation and evaluation of powerful, precise, general theories, explain why island biogeography is still beset with controversy and examine the ways in which science is value laden. In the second section, they describe how ecology can give us specific answers to practical environmental questions posed in individual case studies, and argue for a new way to look at scientific error. A case study using the Florida panther is examined in the light of these findings. They end by suggesting a bright future for the important, but relatively undeveloped task of applying ecology to practical environmental problem solving.

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    "This book is a great achievement and should be read by everyone interested in ecology, environmental ethics, and environmental law. If we could assume familiarity with the claims and arguments in this book, the level of public debate about environmental policy would be significantly improved." Ethics

    "...a timely book that will enliven many graduate seminars." R.H. Peters, Quarterly Review of Biology

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