Gavin is right, "Letters to a Young Scientist" is very helpful. Moreover, most of EO Wilson's books are great.
"The Sixth Extinction" by Elizabeth Kolbert is a quick and digestible overview of the mass extinction currently occurring on Earth. "Sand County Almanac" by Aldo Leopold is a classic conservation read. Otherwise, pick up a Princeton field guide and spend some time outside identifying! Sam Raasch Global Forest Watch World Resources Institute sraasc...@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/samraasch On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Gavin Jones <gjon...@wisc.edu> wrote: > E.O. Wilson's recent book, "Letters to a Young Scientist" is at the top of > my list. Incredibly inspiring and encouraging message to folks just getting > into ecological research. I've got a copy that I frequently lend to > undergrads or fellow graduate students. > > > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 10:23 PM, Jake Melichar <melic...@iastate.edu> > wrote: > > > Hey Ecologers, > > > > I am currently an undergraduate student in biology at Iowa State > University > > and I am trying to create a reading list for this summer over books > > regarding botany, natural history, ornithology, mammology, mycology, > > herpetology, ecology, and entomology. I am fascinated with learning more > > about the environment all around me as well as understanding important > > components that affect such environments. If anyone has any suggestions > > regarding the reading list feel free to email me at melic...@iastate.edu > > > > Thank you for your time. > > > > Sincerely, > > Jake Melichar > > > > > > -- > Gavin M. Jones > Graduate Research Assistant > Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Lab > Dept. of Forest & Wildlife Ecology > University of Wisconsin-Madison > A223 Russell Labs >
