You are a defense attorney arguing in court for sparing a tropical rain forest from being cut down. Give your three best arguments for the defense of this ecosystem. Do the same for sparing a threatened coral reef. If you had to choose between protecting a tropical rainforest and a coral reef, which one would you select? Explain

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You are a defense attorney arguing in court for sparing a tropical rain forest from being cut down. Give your three best arguments for the defense of this ecosystem. Do the same for sparing a threatened coral reef. If you had to choose between protecting a tropical rainforest and a coral reef, which one would you select? Explain.

Miller, G. Tyler. Environmental Science (p. 164). Cengage Learning. Kindle Edition. 

 

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