Aldo Leopold and Ed Ricketts are giants in the history of
environmental awareness. They were born ten years and only about
200 miles apart and died within weeks of each other in 1948. Yet
they never met and they didn't read each other's work. This
illuminating book reveals the full extent of their profound and
parallel influence both on science and our perception of natural
world today. In a lively comparison, Michael J. Lannoo shows how
deeply these two ecological luminaries influenced the emergence
both of environmentalism and conservation biology. In particular,
he looks closely at how they each derived their ideas about the
possible future of humanity based on their understanding of natural
communities. Leopold and Ricketts both believed that humans cannot
place themselves above earth's ecosystems and continue to survive.
In light of climate change, invasive species, and collapsing
ecosystems, their most important shared idea emerges as a powerful
key to the future.
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