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Sweet in Tooth and Claw: Stories of Generosity and Cooperation in the Natural World

byKristin Ohlson

Kristin Ohlson explores cooperation and generosity across ecosystems, challenging the picture of nature as nothing but ruthless competition. Plants share resources through fungal networks, animals form alliances, microbes support hosts, and landscapes emerge from countless reciprocal relationships. Scientists and restoration practitioners show that collaboration can coexist with predation and conflict as a powerful evolutionary force. The book connects ecological research with efforts to heal soils, farms, waters, and communities. Ohlson argues that recognizing mutual aid in nature changes how people understand resilience and offers practical models for repairing damaged relationships within the living world.

Publisher

Patagonia

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781952338090