human ecology

Explores the true story of O-Six, a an alpha female wolf that became celebrated in Yellowstone National Park and became important for the resurgence of the wolf population of the park, which in turn greatly turned around the decline of Yellowstone's ecosystem.

Explores how Americans are trying to live alternative lifestyles by not connecting to the giant corporate and government infrastructure that many rely on, profiling individuals from diverse backgrounds who have chosen to live off the grid.

A collection of thirty-two essays by leading thinkers across the disciplines. These essays explore the Anthropocene from scientific, anthropological, social, artistic, and economic points of view. They seek to understand the drivers of human-induced environmental change as well as how people and planetary systems are adapting to such change. Each writer offers invaluable insight into Earth's future as the Anthropocene accelerates.

"An easy-to-understand overview of the state of our planet and its future, using eye-opening and accessible charts, graphs, and infographics"--OCLC.

Argues that the world is headed for ecological disaster and draws from ecologically successful traditional societies to provide lessons for the modern world on conservation and environmental management.

Explores ways to map the impact of humans on the environment.

When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of providence." Indeed, the Gulf presented itself as America?s sea?bound by geography, culture, and tradition to the national experience?and yet, there has never been a comprehensive history of the Gulf until now. And so, in this rich and original work that explores the Gulf through our human connection with the sea, environmental historian Jack E. Davis finally places this exceptional region into the American mythos in a sweeping history that extends from the Pleistocene age to the twenty-first century.

For the first time in Earth's history, our planet is experiencing a confluence of rapidly accelerating changes prompted by one species: humans. Climate change is only the most visible of the modifications we've made--up until this point, inadvertently--to the planet. And our current behavior threatens not only our own future but that of countless other creatures. By comparing Earth's story to those of other planets, astrobiologist David Grinspoon shows what a strange and novel development it is for a species to evolve to build machines, and ultimately, global societies with world-shaping influence.

Presents two Thanksgiving stories, including "Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message," a tribute to the natural world; and "The Pilgrims of Plimoth," which chronicles the arrival and daily activities of the Pilgrims in the New World.

"A personal, lyrical, and idiosyncratic ode to our national parks"--.