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Beddington, John R., and Robert M. May. "The Harvesting of Interacting Species in a Natural Ecosystem." Scientific American, November 1982,
p. 62. The problem of utilizing a biological resource without extinguishing the species.

Begon, Michael, John L. Harper, and Colin R. Townsend. Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities, 2d ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Boston, 1990.

Bongaarts, John. "Can the Growing Human Population Feed Itself? Scientific American, March 1994, p. 18. Some economic and ecological arguments about population growth.

Clutton-Brock, T. H. "Reproductive Success in Red Deer." Scientific American, February 1985, p. 86. A 12-year study of more than 1,000 of these gregarious animals in a nature reserve of the U.K. has revealed the determinants of the lifetime breeding success among red deer stags and hinds.

Dasgupta, Partha. "Population, Poverty and the Local Environment." Scientific American, February 1995, p. 26. Economic aspects of human population growth and ecology.

Diamond, Jared. "Easter’s End." Discover, August 1995, p. 62. Easter Island turned from a tropical paradise with a civilization capable of making and transporting giant stone statues into a barren wasteland with a small, isolated population. Ancient bones and pollen grains give clues to its desecration and the natives’ descent into cannibalism and starvation.

Homer-Dixon, Thomas F., Jeffrey H. Boutwell, and George W. Rathjens. "Environmental Change and Violent Conflict." Scientific American, February 1993, p. 38. Civil and international strife is growing out of human population growth and competition for resources.

Ryker, Lee C. "Acoustic and Chemical Signals in the Life Cycle of a Beetle." Scientific American, June 1984, p. 112. How the Douglas-fir beetle attracts a mate, repels intruders, and regulates the density of its population.

Wilson, Edward O., and William H. Brossert. A Primer of Population Biology. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Stamford (CT), 1971.

Zimmer, Carl. "How to Make a Desert." Discover, February 1995, p. 50. A study of the Jordana Basin in New Mexico and the general subject of desertification.

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