Earth First! Earth First! is a radical environmental advocacy group that emerged in the Southwestern United States in 1979. It was co-founded on April 4, 1980 by Dave Foreman, Mike Roselle, Howie Wolke, Bart Koehler, and Ron Kezar.
A eutrophic body of water, commonly a lake or pond, has high biological productivity. Due to excessive nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus, these water bodies are able to support an abundance of aquatic plants. Usually, the water body will be dominated either by aquatic plants or algae.
Anthropogenic inputs of nutrients to the Earthâs surface and atmosphere have increased greatly. during the past two centuries. This nutrient enrichment, or eutrophication, can lead to highly undesirable changes in ecosystem. structure and function, however. In this paper we brieï¬y review the process, the impacts, and the potential management of cultural. eutrophication in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems. We present two brief case studies (one freshwater and one marine) demonstrating that nutrient loading restriction is the essential cornerstone of aquatic eutrophication control.