The Uses of Ecology

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 ecologists lifetime experience on the dual points of research and public application of that research.Research and ExplorationW. 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 Edmondsons footsteps should benefit from reading this sensitive recounting of political battles.Garrett Hardin, Pacific Northwest Quarterly