Need for Ecosystem Management
Letter to a Politician
United States Senate/House of Representatives
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I am writing not only on behalf of myself, but on behalf of my fellow citizens of the State of California. We are extremely concerned about the salmon population decline in our state. We understand that your humble office is doing its best effort in order to manage the decline of salmon population in our state. In fact, we are glad to know that there are existing policies that are currently being imposed in order to address such issue. However, we would also like to raise our suggestion to determine the exact salmon population number by documenting its extinction and completing the biological information about its current condition. In that case, we would be able to determine as to how people can do their part in prevention of further extinction or reduction of salmon population in our state.
We believe that determining the salmon population stock is not just a matter of scientific exercise because it affects both the species and the people who depend on it. We would also like to highlight some possible sustainability issues when it comes to soil management as it can affect the salmon’s population in our state. In relation, we would like to set the Department of Ecology’s initiative such as the proper management of soils for the benefit of salmon population. This is an important advantage as it provides development of maintenance practices and guidelines in order to restore the functions of storm water management. In that way, native soils will be protected for the restorations of its natural functions by putting organic amendments as well as using such organics in order to control the erosion.
We are also looking at two ecological principles, which we believe that can be applied to the issues of managing not just the soil, but the decline of salmon population in our state. In this case, Habitat and Niche and Density-Dependent Factors in Population Growth are the two principles to which we believe directly apply to soil management. The first one refers to how the salmon fits into its ecological community as well as defining the salmon’s actual location within the environment. This is also where the salmon lives, which in this case, within the water source of California. On the other hand, the second principle that was mentioned refers to salmons’ population growth to be dependent on the current state of their habitat. Using this second principle would enable us to address the reasons as to why the salmon’s population decline. Additionally, we would also be able to address some hidden reasons of their population decline. Therefore, concerned parties will have the ability to determine the death rate of salmon, if there is any, as well as the salmon’s birth rate. Also, we believe that using such ecological principle will give us the opportunity to know if there is a food supply reduction that affects their ability to grow their population. Furthermore, Density-Dependent Factors in Population Growth principle will help us understand that high density could cause stress that will change their hormone towards the delay of onset reproduction.
These two principles will help in sustaining the management of our ecosystem, specifically our salmon population. In that case, a good population of salmon in our state will sustain its economic contribution. Thus, a good salmon population will sustain the supply for salmon demands in the market.
References
Lackey, R. T. (n.d.). Western Ecology Division | US EPA. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/staff/lackey/pubs/illusion.htm
Moyle, P. (n.d.). Niche and habitat - MarineBio.org. Retrieved from http://marinebio.org/oceans/conservation/moyle/ch7/
Musick, M., & Stenn, H. (n.d.). Best Management Practices for Post-Construction Soils. Retrieved from http://www.erthproducts.com/dnn/dnn/AboutUs/ArticlesPress/BestManagementPractices/tabid/80/Default.aspx
