RNR 1001 Chapter : Ethics And Stewardship And Ecology
Document Summary
America is opposed to whaling, but many countries are not. Native people use whaling because it"s what they"ve always done: it all depends on context. Why do surveys: identify differences in ethical viewpoints by region, age, gender, education, income level, etc, development of public policy in democratic societies (ideally) Ecology of natural resources: relatively young science (not recognized until mid 20th century, study of relationships of living organisms to their environment. Environment- sum total of all biotic and abiotic factors that affect an organism. Environment of a fish: biotic- food (other fish and bacteria), microscopic plants (produce oxygen), predators, parasites, abiotic components- ph of water, dissolved oxygen (do), Temperature, bottom surface material, salt and metals in water. Resource conservation can be viewed as applied ecology : the manipulation of organisms and their environment to achieve specific objectives (ex: the effect of building a dam)
