GEO 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Nassau Grouper, Exuma, Experimental Lakes Area
3 Dec 2017
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Lecture 15 worth of preservation date ____________: aesthetical value. The ethical propriety of heritage preservation that we do not have the right to threaten other species: note the first two reasons are not based on self-interest. Template for models of working systems: opportunity to create models of how ecosystems should operate. Protection allows for years of analysis of a system that is only fluctuating naturally. Various sciences (hydrology, biology, geomorphology, etc) can be brought into the analysis. Once understanding is reached the system can be selectively modified, if necessary. The experimental lakes area (ela) was an internationally unique research station encompassing 58 formerly pristine freshwater lakes in kenora, ontario. June 2012 the federal government with bill c38 amended the fisheries act closed. Opportunity to set benchmarks: opportunity to set benchmarks, what is a prote(cid:272)ted (cid:858)(cid:374)atural(cid:859) s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) like. Natural s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) as a la(cid:271: what are the parameters of the system.
