Cristina Eisenberg: 3 books
The Wolf's Tooth
Keystone Predators, Trophic Cascades, and Biodiversity
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2010
Animals such as wolves, sea otters, and sharks exert a disproportionate influence on their environment; dramatic ecological consequences can result when they are removed from—or returned to—an ecosystem.In The Wolf’s Tooth, scientist and author Cristina Eisenberg explores the concept of “trophic...
The Carnivore Way
Coexisting with and Conserving North America's Predators
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
What would it be like to live in a world with no predators roaming our landscapes? Would their elimination, which humans have sought with ever greater urgency in recent times, bring about a pastoral, peaceful human civilization? Or in fact is their existence critical to our own, and do we need to...
by Cristina Eisenberg, Jack Turner, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
A compelling case for connecting with the wild, for our psychological and physical well-being and to flourish as a species
We often enjoy the benefits of connecting with nearby, domesticated nature—a city park, a backyard garden. But this book makes the provocative case for the necessity...