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Baskin, Yvonne. "Forests in the Gas." Discover, October 1994, p. 116. The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by the year 2050, producing an unknown effect on the world’s forests and fields. Studies on the effects of CO₂ on various ecosystems.

Chauvin, Remy. The World of an Insect. McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1967.

Colburn, Theo, Dianne Dumanoski, and John P. Myers. Our Stolen Future. Dutton, New York, 1996. The story of the endocrine disruptors and their dangers.

Harris, Larry D. The Fragmented Forest. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1984.

Holloway, Marguerite. "Sustaining the Amazon." Scientific American, July, 1993, p. 76. A review of the problems of balancing economic development with conserving the region’s ecology.

Huggett, Richard J. Geoecology: An Evolutionary Approach. Routledge, London and New York, 1995.

Kusler, Jon A., William J. Mitsch, and Joseph S. Larson. "Wetlands." Scientific American, January 1994. A discussion of the importance of conserving these havens of biodiversity.

Morgan, Sally. Ecology and Environment: The Cycles of Life. Oxford University Press, New York, 1995.

Perry, Donald R. "The Canopy of the Tropical Rain Forest." Scientific American, November 1984, p. 138. Largely unexplored, the rain forest is home to one of the most diverse plant and animal communities on the earth. A new way of reaching the canopy allows close observation of its ecology.

Repetto, Robert. "Deforestation in the Tropics." Scientific Amercian, April 1990, p. 36. Government policies that encourage exploitation, in particular excessive logging and clearing for ranches and farms, are largely to blame for the accelerating destruction of tropical forests.

———"Accounting for Environmental Assets." Scientific American, June 1992, p. 64. The importance of accounting for the depreciation of forests, fisheries, and other natureal resources by development.

Revelle, Roger. "Carbon Dioxide and World Climate." Scientific American, August 1982, p. 35. The effects of increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Shaw, Robert W. "Air Pollution by Particles." Scientific American, August 1987, p. 96. Acidic particles in the atmosphere are known to reduce visibility and damage materials. Ingenious methods have now demonstrated that the main source of the particles is the combustion of fossil fuels.

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