Principles of Environmental Science 8th Edition by William Cunningham,Mary Cunningham

Exercise 12

Apply the principles you have learned in this chapter to discuss these questions with other students.
Many ecologists and resource scientists work for government agencies to study resources and resource management. Do these scientists serve the public best if they try to do pure science, or if they try to support the political positions of democratically elected representatives, who, after all, represent the positions of their constituents?