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Everything is ecology
The idea of the book is to show that ecology is not a subdiscipline within the natural sciences, but rather holds great significance for all areas of our lives. Everywhere organisms interact (which is practically everywhere), the principles of ecology apply – but what exactly are those principles?
91 pages, Paperback
Published January 3, 2026
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June 3, 2026
I enjoyed this recent effort to explain fundamentals of ecology and then apply it to human societies. Mark Maraun asks if the science of ecology can contribute to current issues in society and politics — he arrived to ecology after an exploration of several other disciplines. Some chapters were straightforward treatments of ecological topics which had me considering it a recommendation to undergraduates as an appetiser before lectures, as he writes in short chapters. I’m always searching for ways to get them to read!
However the later chapters would be a suitable companion as concepts are learnt. He uses some interesting analogies and ideas which I took notes about. He alludes to but does not dissect current affairs so readers should best be familiar about what’s happening in the world. It’s a Euro-centric of course, but the lessons apply anywhere.
Ecology is and should be a fundamental subject for everyone to examine by high school, as it provides a systems or holistic perspective. It does help make sense of the world we are part of (and not apart from) and of the mechanisms of systems we live in, so we can ask the right questions about our choices. These are not idle questions, as Mark is an optimist, which is heartening.
It’s a short book of 183 pages and each chapter is short and accessibly written. This was a epub from the university digital library read on the Apple Books app.
However the later chapters would be a suitable companion as concepts are learnt. He uses some interesting analogies and ideas which I took notes about. He alludes to but does not dissect current affairs so readers should best be familiar about what’s happening in the world. It’s a Euro-centric of course, but the lessons apply anywhere.
Ecology is and should be a fundamental subject for everyone to examine by high school, as it provides a systems or holistic perspective. It does help make sense of the world we are part of (and not apart from) and of the mechanisms of systems we live in, so we can ask the right questions about our choices. These are not idle questions, as Mark is an optimist, which is heartening.
It’s a short book of 183 pages and each chapter is short and accessibly written. This was a epub from the university digital library read on the Apple Books app.
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