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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 504 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.49 — 193,456 ratings — published 2013
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 318 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.07 — 57,726 ratings — published 1962
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 289 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.06 — 94,266 ratings — published 2015
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 260 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.31 — 56,400 ratings — published 2020
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 216 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.15 — 82,972 ratings — published 2014
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A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There (Paperback)
by (shelved 202 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.31 — 38,070 ratings — published 1949
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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses (Paperback)
by (shelved 176 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.37 — 23,423 ratings — published 2003
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 172 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.25 — 79,483 ratings — published 2024
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 150 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.16 — 28,578 ratings — published 2014
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
by (shelved 149 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.10 — 211,842 ratings — published 2018
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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 129 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.20 — 18,507 ratings — published 2021
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The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.95 — 8,902 ratings — published 2015
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 110 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.81 — 44,037 ratings — published 2007
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 96 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.94 — 76,096 ratings — published 2004
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.19 — 212,813 ratings — published 2006
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.99 — 30,682 ratings — published 2019
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The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.33 — 31,655 ratings — published 2015
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Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.49 — 10,460 ratings — published 2020
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.77 — 209,621 ratings — published 1854
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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.49 — 36,864 ratings — published 2020
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 78 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.06 — 60,755 ratings — published 2001
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.46 — 39,827 ratings — published 2022
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The Ministry for the Future The Ministry for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.86 — 46,455 ratings — published 2020
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 74 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,726,816 ratings — published 1965
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Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,689 ratings — published 2013
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The Light Eaters The Light Eaters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.25 — 12,534 ratings — published 2024
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Wilding Wilding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.43 — 10,212 ratings — published 2018
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Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,163 ratings — published 1983
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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,662 ratings — published 1996
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.42 — 4,407 ratings — published 2023
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The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science) The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science)
by (shelved 66 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,289 ratings — published 1992
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The One-Straw Revolution The One-Straw Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 63 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.33 — 9,505 ratings — published 1975
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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,798 ratings — published 1996
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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.27 — 6,286 ratings — published 2018
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The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,508 ratings — published 2012
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,907 ratings — published 2002
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Desert Solitaire Desert Solitaire (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.18 — 56,579 ratings — published 1968
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.17 — 25,555 ratings — published 2008
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Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene (Experimental Futures) Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene (Experimental Futures)
by (shelved 57 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,146 ratings — published 2016
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Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.22 — 8,742 ratings — published 2024
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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.36 — 7,533 ratings — published 2019
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,425 ratings — published 1979
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Last Chance to See Last Chance to See (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.32 — 26,798 ratings — published 1990
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The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,719 ratings — published 2021
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.34 — 12,125 ratings — published 2017
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.07 — 31,277 ratings — published 1974
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey Underland: A Deep Time Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,658 ratings — published 2019
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Is a River Alive? Is a River Alive? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.15 — 9,830 ratings — published 2025
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Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,013 ratings — published 2021
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Ursula K. Le Guin
“A forest ecology is a delicate one. If the forest perishes, its fauna may go with it. The Athshean word for world is also the word for forest.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Word for World Is Forest

Black Elk
“The Holy Land is everywhere”
― Black Elk

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