Exploring the interconnectedness of animal migration and nutrient cycling, this book highlights how the basic biological activities of eating, excreting, and dying play crucial roles in shaping ecosystems and the global climate. It emphasizes the often-overlooked contributions of animal waste and carcasses to nutrient distribution across diverse landscapes, from volcanic regions to tropical waters. By examining these ecological processes, the narrative reveals insights into how understanding these cycles can help address environmental degradation and restore balance to our planet.
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- 2025
- 2024
Joe Roman reveals how ecosystems are sculpted and sustained by animals eating, pooping, and dying-and how these fundamental functions could help save us from climate catastrophe
- 2011
Listed
- 360 pages
- 13 hours of reading
A lot has changed since the 1970s, when the tiny snail darter went extinct on the Little Tennessee River. Joe Roman helps us understand why we should all be happy about the sweeping law that made these changes possible. Listed is an engaging tale of endangered species in the wild and the people working to save them.
- 2005
Whale
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Whales are the largest animals ever to have lived on the earth; a large Blue Whale's tongue alone can weigh more than an elephant. This title recounts the evolutionary and ecological background, as well as the cultural history, of these extraordinary mammals, long persecuted and now celebrated throughout the world.