Green equilibrium : the vital balance of humans and nature / Christopher Wills with photographs by the author.
"In Green Equilibrium, Christopher Wills explains the rules by which ecosystems maintain a diversity of interdependent species, in particular the balance of predators and prey. Wills is both an eminent academic and a hugely experienced field-biologist. In presenting the concept of 'green e...
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Table of Contents:
- 1. How ecosystems work
- 2. Maintaining a green equilibrium
- 3. Stewardship and its perils
- 4. The challenge of restoration ecology
- 5. Catastrophes of the past
- 6. A blending of genetic equilibria
- 7. Ex Africa semper aliquid novi
- 8. Blending and balance in our gene pool
- 9. The intertwined histories of humans and their ecosystems
- 10. Learning from our history
- 11. Green equilibria and the origin of our pretty good brains
- 12. Green equilibrium is more than a metaphor
- L'Envoi.