Understanding Nature
Ecology

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A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold
$5.59
228 pages - Paperback

Aldo Leopold was one of the foremost conservationists of the 20th century. This book is a classic that contains some of the best nature writing since Walden Pond.

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Silent Spring
Rachel Carlson
$10.40
368 pages - Paperback

This book was responsible for the banning of DDT, a pesticide that caused the thinning of bird's egg shells. This book was the beginning of the ecology movement. It is a classic you were supposed to read in High School -- read it again -- it will mean a lot more this time!

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A Neotropical Companion: An Introduction to the Animals, Plants, and Ecosystems of the New World Tropics
John C. Kricher
$20.97
536 pages - Hardback

This is a great general introduction to the neotropics of Central and South America. After giving an overview of the different kinds of ecosystems in the tropics, the author describes the structure, function, and evolution of tropical rain forests. Tropical trees are then discussed, as are the vast array of vines, orchids, bromeliads, and other plants that live among the branches of the forest giants. A chapter on the "tropical pharmacy" treats the many drugs present in tropical vegetation and the evolutionary influence of these drugs. The book surveys the diversity of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and anthropods of the neotropics and provides separate chapters on tropical savannas and on coastel ecosystems. An epilogue deals with the crucially important issues of the conservation of neotropical environments.

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The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
Jonathan Weiner
$10.40
336 pages - Paperback

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. This dramatic story shows scientists studying the evolutionary process of Darwin's finches in real time.