Surveys the history of zoos, describes the activities of modern zoos, and assesses their role in helping to save endangered species

A Crowded Ark

Luoma, Jon R.

Science & Math

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Hidden deep in the Oregon woods is a majestic, wild, and ancient place known to a generation of scientists as the Andrews Experimental Forest. The Andrews represents one of the most important, yet overlooked, scientific endeavors of our time: the long-term, comprehensive, and interdisciplinary study of a single contained ecosystem. Here, for the first time, researchers from an enormous range of disciplines - botanists, entomologists, wildlife ecologists, soil biologists, and others - have assembled to literally write the biography of an ecosystem - to examine the role of every working element in the life of the forest. "Here," says Jon Luoma, "in the shadows of this woods, in its rivulets and streams, under its soil, and high overhead, they have discovered a hidden forest." This tour de force of natural-history writing reveals how such a careful, concentrated study can bring about profound changes in our understanding and appreciation of the delicate balances of the natural world. In this case, the wealth of new information is pointing the way to a wholly new approach to forest management. On a larger scale, the book underlines the importance of making such whole-ecosystem studies a top national and international priority, as they may be our best hope for understanding how to protect and nurture a sustainable environment.

Hidden Forest : Biography of an Ecosystem

Business & Money

Economics

Henry Holt Co.

Hidden Forest

A close-up look at the natural history of a forest ecosystem explores the various factors, forces, and elements that are critical to the life of a forest, drawing on a proposed multi-disciplinary, decades-long research project focusing on an old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest. Reprint.

The Hidden Forest: The Biography of an Ecosystem

Biological Sciences

Owl Books

Veteran science writer Jon Luoma uncovers the inner workings of an ancient forest, from the microscopic bugs in the soil to the giant trees.

Hidden Forest, The: The Biography of an Ecosystem

Oregon State University Press

This twenty page booklet categorizes air pollutants, where they come from & what they do. Diverse topics such as air quality trends, forest decline, effects on human health, acid deposition (acid rain), & the greenhouse effect, all of which have air pollution as a common thread, are covered in detail. Control technologies & what you can do to prevent air pollution also included. Written by Jon Luoma, the booklet is illustrated in two color line drawings by Brent Copp, under the art direction of Homer Eclov. Photography by Richard Hamilton Smith. Classroom sets & prices available upon request. Send SASE.

The Air Around Us

Nature & Ecology

Acid Rain Foundation