By Debra J. Housel
Ecologists examine the connections residing issues have with each other and their atmosphere. John Woodward did a few of the first ecology experiments in 1699 and discovered algae bloom. Aldo Leopold's paintings ended in the Endangered Species Act to guard vegetation and animals from turning into extinct, and he led the U.S. govt to start contemplating the environmental impression of land use. Eugene Odum was once the 1st to work out Earth as a collection of interlocking ecosystems. His paintings ended in legislation to guard wetlands.
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