I like to think that I live in a great continental forest, because that is the evolved natural system east of the Mississippi, no matter how weakened and injured the natural forest system has become. As I look around it occurs to me that every influence of humans is a matter of design whether it's buildings, roads, fields, lawns, fences or a simple mailbox. So I urge mindfullness.
I doubt that "scientific management" is an answer that can work in a comprehensive way, I would like to refer you to the CBC Radio show "Ideas" and the series "How to Think About Science" episode 13.
http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/features/science/index.htmlThe program is worth a listen and concerns the northern cod population collapse, the alteration of genetics and food chain, and the failure of population rebound.
