Askins, Robert A. 2000. Restoring North America's Birds: Lessons from Landscape Ecology 2^nd ed. Yale University Press.
Gathers results of research on birds and their habitats to understand how declining species can be revitalized.

Bissonette, John A. amd Ilse Storch (eds). 2002. Landscape Ecology and Resource Management: Linking Theory with Practice. Island Press.
A useful combination of landscape ecology and on-the-ground land and resource management.

Boyce, Mark S. and Alan Haney (eds). 1997. Ecosystem Management: Applications for Sustainable forest and Wildlife Resources. Yale Univ. Press.

Brower, Kenneth. 2001. "Leopold's Gift." Sierra 86(1): 30-39, 109-110.
Dave Brower's son revisits Aldo Leopold's Sand County farm to learn how the science of restoration ecology was born.

Callicott, J. Baird 1991. Companion to a Sand County Almanac: Interpretive and Critical Essays. Univ of Wisconsin Press.
A leading environmental philosopher and ethicist discusses Leopold's land ethic.

Cox, J. and R.T. Engstrom. 2001. "Influence of the spatial pattern of conserved lands on the persistence of a large population of red-cockaded woodpeckers." Biological Conservation. 100 (1): 137-150.
GIS can be a useful tool in analyzing landscape patterns and connectivity between habitat patches.

Dramstad, Wenche E., et al. 1997. Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning. Island Press.
Landscape ecology from the perspective of architects and planners.

Egan, Dave and Evelyn Howell (eds). 2000. The Historical Ecology Handbook: A Restorationist's Guide to Reference Ecosystems. Covelo, CA: Island Press.
To determine what needs to be restored and how to do it, we need to understand what ecosystems were like before they were disturbed.

Forman, Richard T. T. 1995. Land Mosaics: The Ecology of Landscapes and Regions. Cambridge Univ. Press.
A general text in landscape ecology.

Gardner, R. H., R. V. O'Neill, and Monica Goigel Turner. 2001. Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice: Pattern and Process. Springer Verlag.
A general textbook of contemporary landscape ecology.

Gobster, Paul H. and R. Bruce Hull (eds). 2000. Restoring Nature: Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities. Covelo, CA: Island Press.
Contributors to this volume explore the human dimensions of biological restoration.

Gunderson, Lance H. and C. S. Holling (eds). 2001. Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Systems of Humans and Nature Island Press.
A new work by the originators of resilience theory.

Gunderson, Lance H. and Lowell Pritchard Jr. 2002. Resilience and the Behavior of Large-Scale Systems.
An innovative examination of how ecological resilience and human adaptability interact in complex, regional-scale systems.

Hall-Spencer, J., Allain, V. & Fossa, J. H. 2001. "Trawling damage to Northeast Atlantic ancient coral reefs." Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences B, online publication DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1910 (2002).
Trawlers threaten cold-water corals thousands of years old.

Harper-Lore, Bonnie and Maggie Wilson (eds). 2000. Roadside Use of Native Plants. Covelo, CA: Island Press. Published by the U.S.
Department of transportation's Federal Highway Administration, this collection provides information and background about using native plants for landscaping.

Helvarg, David. 2001. Blue Frontier: Saving America's Living Seas. NY: Owl Books.
Describes the use and abuse of the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone around America's coastlines. The author argues that we are destroying this rich resource.

Hobbie, J. 2000. Estuarine Science. Covelo, CA: Island Press.
An overview of the importance of and threats to estuaries.

Jones, A.G., et al. 2003. "A review of conservation threats on Gough Island: a case study for terrestrial conservation in the Southern Oceans." Biological Conservation 113 (1): 75-87.
A case study in island biogeography.

Leopold, Aldo. 1948. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford Univ. Press.
Perhaps the best book ever written in America about conservation and land ethics.

Leopold, Aldo. 1972. Round River: From the Journals of Aldo Leopold. Oxford Univ. Press.
Collected and edited by his son Luna.

Leopold, Aldo. 1993. River of the Mother of God: and Other Essays.
A collection of Leopold's essays edited by Susan Flader and J. Baird Callicott

Levin, Ted. 2001. "Reviving the River of Grass." Audubon 103(4): 54-57.
Lead article on ecological restoration of the Everglades in a special issue devoted entirely to the politics, biology, and opportunities in this vast wetland.

Lorbiecki, Marybeth. 1996. Aldo Leopold: A Fierce Green Fire. Falcon Pub.
A biography of a great conservationist with many family photographs.

MacArthur, Robert H. 1984. Geographical Ecology. Princeton Univ. Press.
A summation of the life work of one of the most influential ecologists of our time.

Meine, Curt. 1991. Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work. Univ. of Wisconsin Press.
Probably the most extensive and authoritative biography available.

Morrison, Michael L. 2002. Wildlife Restoration: Techniques for Habitat Analysis and Animal Monitoring.
A comprehensive guide to restoring wildlife and the habitats upon which they depend.

Nadkarni, Nalini M. and N. T. Wheelwright. 2000. Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
A comprehensive study of the ecology and biodiversity of a Costa Rican cloud forest.

Nassauer, Joan Iverson. 1997. Placing Nature: Culture and Landscape Ecology. Covelo, CA: Island Press.
An excellent compilation of reflections on landscape ecology by from a wide variety of perspectives.

Packard, Stephen and Cornelia F. Mutel. 1997. The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook. Covelo, CA: Island Press.
Practical hands-on manual for restoring prairies, savannas, and woodlands.

Palmer, T. 1999. The Heart of America. Covelo, CA: Island Press.
A landscape approach to ecological and conservation issues.

Palumbi, Stephen. 2003. Marine Reserves: A Tool for Ecosystem Management and Conservation. Pew Oceans Commission.
Describes how fully protected marine reserves are an effective tool for restoring and maintaining coastal and marine habitats.

Pirot, Jean-Yves, et al. 2000. Ecosystem Management: Lessons from Around the World. Island Press.
A guide for development and conservation practitioners.

Power, Haney A. 1996. "Adaptive Management for Sound Ecosystem Management," Environmental Management 20(6):879-886.
Emphasizes the importance of research and monitoring in management.

Punshon, T, D.C. Adriano, and J.T. Weber. 2002. "Restoration of drastically eroded land using coal fly ash and poultry manure." The Science of the Total Environment. 296 (1-3): 209-225.
Remediation research in Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory shows that low-tech approaches can be effective.

Quammen, David. 1997. The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions New York: Touchstone Books.
A delightfully written account of adventure travel and the search for biodiversity.

Ricketts, T. H. et al, 1999. Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation Assessment. Covelo, CA: Island Press.
An overview of the features and status of all major ecoregions in North America.

Ricketts, Taylor H., Gretchen C. Daily and Paul R. Ehrlich 2002. "Does butterfly diversity predict moth diversity? Testing a popular indicator taxon at local scales." Biological Conservation, Vol. 103 (3) (2002) pp. 361-370.
This study found found no correlation between moth and butterfly diversity across 19 sub-alpine sites in Colorado.

Riley, Ann L. 1998. Restoring Streams in Cities: A Guide for Planners, Policymakers, and Citizens. Covelo, CA: Island Press.
Describes an interdisciplinary approach to stream management and restoration.

Sayre, R. et al. 1999. Nature in Focus: Rapid Ecological Assessment. Covelo, CA: Island Press.
Rapid ecological assessment is a method for quick analysis of threatened ecosystems.

Smith, Nigel J. H. 1999. The Amazon River Forest: A Natural History of Plants, Animals, and People. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
A comprehensive exploration of the ecology and human culture of the Amazon.

Soini, Katriina. 2001. "Exploring human dimensions of multifunctional landscapes through mapping and map-making." Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 57 (3-4) (2001) pp. 225-239.

Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf and Teja Tscharntke. 2002. "Insect communities and biotic interactions on fragmented calcareous grasslands a mini review." Biological Conservation, Vol. 104 (3) (2002) pp. 275-284.
Species richness of butterflies increase with fragment size and connectivity between patches.

Steiner, Frederick. 2002. Human Ecology: Following Nature's Lead. Island Press.
A noted landscape planner presents a historical and analytical examination of how humans interact with each other as well as with other organisms and their surroundings.

Steinitz, Carl, et al (eds). 2002. Alternative Futures for Changing Landscapes: The Upper San Pedro River Basin in Arizona and Sonora. Island Press.
Using GIS-based modeling, the authors evaluate the demographic, economic, physical, and environmental processes in a desert watershed and project the consequences of various land-use planning and management decisions.

Thomas, R.C., et al. 1997. "The Conservation of a Fragmented Ecosystem within a Cultural Landscape: the Case of an Ancient Woodland in England," Biological Conservation 82(3):243-252.

Tress, Barbel, et al. 2001. "Bridging human and natural sciences in landscape research." Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 57 (3-4) (2001) pp. 137-141.
Landscape ecology is by nature an interdisciplinary topic.

Wikramanayake, Eric, et al. 2002. Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press.
A study by the World Wildlife Fund of conservation needs in the Indo-Pacific.