Further Readings
Attenborough, D. The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth. London: William Collins Sons and BBC, 1984. A beautifully written and illustrated account of the biomes. Baskin, Y. "Losing a Lake." Discover, March 1994, 72-81. The saga of lake Victoria, the largest lake on the African continent, is discussed, where introduced species of opportunistic fish and centuries of pollution are having a huge negative impact. Doherty, J. "Alaska's Artic Refuge." Smithsonian, March 1996, 32-43. A visit to a largely untouched ecosystem of great beauty and fragility. Dybas, C. "The Deep-Sea Floor Rivals Rain Forest in Diversity of Life." Smithsonian, January 1996, 96-106. The deep-sea floor is an ecosystem where millions of species of worms live their lives. "Ecology of Large Rivers." BioScience 45 (March 1995). An entire issue devoted to the problems of understanding and managing our nation's large river ecosystems. Timely and informative.		Flannery, T. the Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples. New York: Grove/Atlantic, Inc., 2001. A delightful description of the history of the North American continent, from the extinction of the dinosaurs to the present day. Gore, A. Earth in the Balance. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999. The Vice President's book takes a critical look at the environment today and suggests what we can do to save the earth for the generations to come. Holloway, M. "Nurturing Nature." Scientific American, April 1994, 98-104. The considerable undertaking of the rescue of the Florida Everglades is discussed. Kusler, J. A., W. J. Mitsch, and J. S. Larson. "Wetlands." Scientific American, January 1994, 64-70. The complexity of and vital role played by wetlands are discussed, along with the environmental policy that may or may not protect them. Spencer, C. N., B. R. McClelland, and J. A. Stanford. "Shrimp Stocking, Salmon Collapse, and Eagle Displacement." BioScience 41 (1991): 14-21. Cascading interactions in the food web of a large aquatic ecosystem.
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