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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 470 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.50 — 186,501 ratings — published 2013
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Silent Spring Silent Spring (Paperback)
by (shelved 309 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.06 — 56,848 ratings — published 1962
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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 274 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.06 — 92,281 ratings — published 2015
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Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 253 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.31 — 54,709 ratings — published 2020
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A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There (Paperback)
by (shelved 194 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.31 — 37,513 ratings — published 1949
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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 187 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.15 — 81,577 ratings — published 2014
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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses (Paperback)
by (shelved 171 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.37 — 22,552 ratings — published 2003
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 166 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.26 — 72,828 ratings — published 2024
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The Overstory The Overstory (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.11 — 206,831 ratings — published 2018
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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 127 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.20 — 17,947 ratings — published 2021
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 122 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.16 — 28,079 ratings — published 2014
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The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.95 — 8,657 ratings — published 2015
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The World Without Us The World Without Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 111 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.81 — 43,836 ratings — published 2007
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 96 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.19 — 211,996 ratings — published 2006
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The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 95 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.33 — 30,909 ratings — published 2015
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.99 — 30,418 ratings — published 2019
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.94 — 75,498 ratings — published 2004
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.77 — 207,705 ratings — published 1854
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 78 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.06 — 60,371 ratings — published 2001
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.46 — 38,476 ratings — published 2022
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Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,617 ratings — published 2013
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 69 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,691,566 ratings — published 1965
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Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,103 ratings — published 1983
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Wilding Wilding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 67 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.44 — 9,966 ratings — published 2018
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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,578 ratings — published 1996
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The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science) The Diversity of Life (Questions of Science)
by (shelved 66 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.21 — 6,275 ratings — published 1992
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The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.25 — 11,517 ratings — published 2024
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The One-Straw Revolution The One-Straw Revolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.33 — 9,405 ratings — published 1975
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,218 ratings — published 2023
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The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,438 ratings — published 2012
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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.27 — 5,954 ratings — published 2018
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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.29 — 8,753 ratings — published 1996
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Desert Solitaire Desert Solitaire (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.18 — 55,927 ratings — published 1968
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,398 ratings — published 1979
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Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.36 — 7,312 ratings — published 2019
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Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene (Experimental Futures) Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene (Experimental Futures)
by (shelved 55 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,032 ratings — published 2016
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The Death and Life of the Great Lakes The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.34 — 11,880 ratings — published 2017
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Last Chance to See Last Chance to See (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.32 — 26,587 ratings — published 1990
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The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,573 ratings — published 2021
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Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.50 — 9,836 ratings — published 2020
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.07 — 30,709 ratings — published 1974
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Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.99 — 5,758 ratings — published 2021
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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.50 — 35,898 ratings — published 2020
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Underland: A Deep Time Journey Underland: A Deep Time Journey (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,200 ratings — published 2019
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.04 — 469,794 ratings — published 1997
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline How to Blow Up a Pipeline (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as ecology)
avg rating 3.93 — 9,370 ratings — published 2021
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The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.17 — 877 ratings — published 1982
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Is a River Alive? Is a River Alive? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,259 ratings — published 2025
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as ecology)
avg rating 4.01 — 124,138 ratings — published 1859
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Frank Herbert
“Beyond a critical point within a finite space, freedom diminishes as numbers increase. This is as true of humans as it is of gas molecules in a sealed flask. The human question is not how many can possibly survive within the system, but what kind of existence is possible for those who so survive.”
Frank Herbert, Dune

Rachel Carson
“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.”
Rachel Carson

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