Ecology books
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
A Sand County Almanac
Aldo LeopoldSeasonal essays from a Wisconsin farm that set out the idea of a land ethic and an early case for thinking of land as a community of interdependent parts.
Silent Spring
Rachel CarsonDocuments the effects of synthetic pesticides on birds, insects and food chains, and is widely credited with helping to start the modern environmental movement.
Fundamentals of Ecology
Eugene Pleasants OdumA standard university textbook that organised the field around ecosystems, energy flow and nutrient cycling, and shaped how ecology was taught.
Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall KimmererEssays combining botany with Indigenous knowledge and personal experience, on reciprocity between people and plants.
The Edge of the Sea
Rachel CarsonA field-based account of coastal life, from rocky shores to estuaries, written for general readers.
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More ecology books
- The Hidden Life of Trees
The Hidden Life of TreesPeter Wohlleben - Gathering Moss
Gathering MossRobin Wall Kimmerer - The World Without Us
The World Without UsAlan Weisman - Design with Nature
Design with NatureIan L. McHarg - Last Child in the Woods
Last Child in the WoodsRichard Louv - Entangled Life
Entangled LifeMerlin Sheldrake - Ecological Methodology
Ecological MethodologyCharles J. Krebs - Introduction to environmental engineering and science
Introduction to environmental engineering and scienceGilbert M. Masters1991 - Environmental Science
Environmental ScienceG. Tyler Miller1986 - Microbial ecology
Microbial ecologyRonald M. Atlas1981 - Mycelium running
Mycelium runningPaul Stamets2005 - Ecology
EcologyRobert E. Ricklefs1973