Davis, S. M., J. C. Ogden, and W. A. Park, Eds.: Everglades: The Ecosystem and Its Restoration, St. Lucie Press, Delray Beach, FL, 1994. A detailed, nicely illustrated discussion of the Everglades restoration attempts.

Doherty, J.: "Alaska’s Arctic Refuge," Smithsonian, March 1996, pages 32–43. A visit to a largely untouched ecosystem of great beauty and fragility.

Dybas, C.: "The Deep-Sea Floor Rivals Rainforests in Diversity of Life," Smithsonian, January 1996, pages 96–106. The deep-sea floor is an ecosystem where millions of species of worms live their lives.

Gore, R.: "Between Monterey Tides," National Geographic, February 1990, pages 2–43. Beautifully illustrated account of life along the California coast.

Holloway, M.: "Nurturing Nature," Scientific American, vol. 270, April 1994, pages 98–104. A considerable undertaking—the rescue of the Florida Everglades—is discussed.

McNaughton, S.J.: "Grazing Lawns: Animals in Herds, Plant Form, and Coevolution," American Naturalist, vol. 124, 1984, pages 863–86. The fascinating story of how differences in grasses and in the populations of animals that depend on grasses help determine the structure of the savanna biome.

Rützler, K. and I. Feller: "Caribbean Mangrove Swamps," Scientific American, March 1996, pages 94–99. These complex tropical ecosystems occur worldwide.

Science, vol. 269, July 1995: "Frontiers in Biology: Ecology." An entire issue devoted to recent progress in ecology.

Suchanek, T. H.: "Temperate Coastal Marine Communities: Biodiversity and Threats," American Zoologist, vol. 34 (1), 1994, pages 100-14. A revealing discussion about how the considerable wealth from marine ecosystems is endangered due to mismanagement, pollution, habitat loss, introduced species, climate change, and other factors.