A question has been brought to my attention. “Does the ecosystem management approach provide a usable strategy for managing natural resources that is at least potentially better than past strategies?” Before I am able to answer the question I have to know what ecosystem management is and what are the past management strategies, considering the application to the area that is going to be managed. To begin ecosystem management there needs to be a definition …showed first 75 words of 1515 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1515 total…for years. One question that I ask Jewel Cave, will technology and science be able to solve all changes that have happened due to human interactions. Will they be able to clean up the oil and other substances seeping slowly down into the cave? That is one threshold that will have to be decided. Again stating my view I think the ecosystem approach is usable, and should be considered and combined with past management strategies.