Ecosystems


The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
Over and Under the Pond
Grand Canyon
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Because of an Acorn
No Way Down: Life and Death on K2
In the Small, Small Pond
Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall
Carl and the Meaning of Life
Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms & a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
If Sharks Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared)
Flight of the Honey Bee (Read and Wonder)
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean
Behind the Bears Ears: Exploring the Cultural and Natural Histories of a Sacred Landscape
Spotted Hyena by Hans KruukKings of the Jungle by Daniel S. William FletcherThe Bolds by Julian ClaryEmperor Mage by Tamora PierceThe hunter's reflection by Bálint Makai
Misunderstood: Hyenas
16 books — 8 voters
GRINGOS AND FLAMINGOS  by Scott  L. NelsonThe Snow Leopard by Peter MatthiessenInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill  BrysonMountains of the Mind by Robert Macfarlane
Mountains and Highlands
118 books — 32 voters

“ The state of coastal waters reflects the nature of souls that surround it. ”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

Jason Hickel
“ Ecosystems are complex networks. They can be remarkably resilient under stress, but when certain key nodes begin to fail, knock-on effects reverberate through the web of life. This is how mass extinction events unfolded in the past. It’s not the external shock that does it – the meteor or the volcano: it’s the cascade of internal failures that follows. It can be difficult to predict how this kind of thing plays out. Things like tipping points and feedback loops make everything much riskier than ...more ”
― Jason Hickel, Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World

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