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Describes experiments that can be performed in order to learn about ecosystems such as how temperature affects where living things grow, whether grass can reduce erosion, and the ways pollution hurts an ecosystem.

Looks at the ways that animals and plants live together in a balanced way in distinct ecosystems, as well as the ways that human activity can threaten the balance of those systems.

In The Secret Wisdom of Nature, master storyteller and international sensation Peter Wohlleben takes readers on a thought-provoking exploration of the vast natural systems that make life on Earth possible. In this tour of an almost unfathomable world, Wohlleben describes the fascinating interplay between animals and plants and answers such questions as: How do they influence each other? Do lifeforms communicate across species boundaries? And what...

Lets figure out Earth and its awesome habitats and biomes through fascinating facts and figures! Find out what habitats and biomes are, where in the world different biomes are found, and which animals and plants live there. Find out how organisms carve out a life in some of the most amazing places in the world, and then turn to the Figured Out! pages to discover more facts and easy-to-read statistics that bring to life Earths amazing homes. --Amazon...

Introduces different natural areas with distinctive climates and life forms, including forests, deserts, grasslands, tundra, mountains, and oceans, and suggests related projects and experiments.

"The Nature of Nature explores how the natural world works, outlines the consequences of its unraveling by our activities, and offers practical solutions-with a description of societal and economic benefits. The first ten chapters of this book are a step-by-step crash course in ecology-you might call it "ecology for people in a hurry": what species do, how they co-exist, and how the natural world self-assembles and works, compared to our human-built...

Colorful images accompanied by both poetry and regular narrative describe the ecosystem of the Serengeti.

Bill Nye goes underwater to talk about ocean ecosystems and the importance of small organisms such as coral, kelp, and plankton. These latter organisms are the food of huge whales, which gather them by straining thousands of tons of sea water through their mouths.