Ecosystem Ecology

The Atlantic grey seal is globally rare—there are fewer grey seals in the world than African elephants—and Britain hosts 40 per cent of this world population. Over the course of a year in their lives, Susan Richardson comes to know a colony of seals, watching as it is hit by storms in the autumn pupping season, experiencing sociable winter haul-outs and sympathising as the colony scratch and fidget through their annual moult.

In Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers' Edition), Tallamy empowers kids to use their own yards to help combat the negative effects of climate change. He does so by breaking down complex concepts into simple terms and real-world examples that kids can easily grasp. Black and white photographs help further clarify concepts. In addition to sharing the science, Tallamy encourages kids to take direct action. Some of these ideas include planting an oak tree at home. If that’s too large of a task, he suggests they can plant asters—a beautiful flower whose pollen bees use to feed their young.

Lasst uns den Menschen als Teil der Natur neu denken! Den Fluss Orinoco bereiste vor 200 Jahren Alexander von Humboldt auf seiner Südamerika-Expedition, und dieser Naturforscher ist einer der Leitsterne für das neue Hörbuch der Bestsellerautoren Harald Lesch und Klaus Kamphausen. Denn: Wir benötigen dringend ein neues Verständnis der natürlichen Welt und ein neues Verständnis von uns selbst, eines in dem auch das Fühlen und Wundern wieder mehr Platz erhalten. Eines, das uns ermöglicht, die Rolle des Menschen als Teil des Ökosystems Erde neu zu bestimmen und die Zerstörung unserer Lebensgrundlagen zu verhindern.

Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air and bakes the desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the canyon hides another world, where bighorn sheep bound from rock to rock on the hillside, roadrunners make their nests in sturdy cacti, and banded geckos tuck themselves into the shelter of the sand. Discover the wonders concealed in the curves of the canyon and all the secret life hidden in its arms.

You might know that gray wolves live in packs, but there’s so much more to learn about these incredible predators! Find out what makes wolves howl, why wolves sniffing each other’s butts is their way of shaking hands, and how some wolves in Yellowstone National Park used thermal activity to heat their den! You’ll also witness the incredible relationship gray wolves have with ravens (they play tug with wolf cubs), learn about wolf rewilding projects, and discover what it takes to become a wolf zoologist yourself.

In Elkhorn Slough, an inlet on the California coast, seagrass grows healthy and strong in the shallow water. This healthy seagrass baffled marine biologist Brent Hughes. The scientist expected this estuary to be overrun with algae, causing the seagrass to die. Why was the seagrass thriving? As Brent investigated, signs pointed to an unexpected player helping to keep the seagrass healthy: sea otters! What do these top predators have to do with an aquatic grass at the opposite end of the food chain?

Mosquitoes are among the most notorious insects globally, infamous for their role as vectors of various deadly diseases. Yet, their existence is a complex interplay of detrimental and beneficial effects on both ecosystems and human societies.

Making earth science accessible and entertaining, The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth explains how our planet works - and how we can protect it - from its diverse ecosystems and their inhabitants to the levels of ecology, the importance of biodiversity, the cycles of nature, and more. Science- and nature-loving listeners of all ages will delight in this utterly charming guide to our amazing home.