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The Changing Environment
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The Changing Environment Simone M Brady SCI210 Dr. Hoffmann August 27, 2005 INTRODUCTION The Earth as we know it may cease to exist if changes are not made in the attitudes and actions humans have toward the environment. Ecosystems have existed for hundreds of millions of years whereas humans are fairly new to the game. The materialistic needs of western society, more so than other societies is destroying Earth's natural systems. It is imperative at this time that an environmental revolution takes place in order to ensure future sustainability of the Earth's natural ecosystems. This paper is based on that premise. DEFINITION OF ECOSYSTEM The idea of ecological integrity and its ethical basis was developed in 1939 by Aldo Leopold, however; Leopold failed to identify quantitative measures. Leopold wrote, "...a thing is right when it tends to preserve integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise" (Leopold 1939)....
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