Wow. Amazing. Isn't he an interesting fellow. Just had a look at the Wikipedia entry on Giono and he certainly is an interesting figure.
Wonderful book. Hard to find and disproportionately expensive considering its length, but well worth it.
The common idea for many people is that forests are just a collection of trees. However, they are much more than that. Logically, trees are an important component for the research in forest ecosystems, but the wide variety of other life forms and abiotic components in most forests means that other elements, such as wildlife or soil nutrients, should also be the focal point in ecological studies and management plans to be carried out in forest ecosystems.
Great post. I can relate.
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Giono's book is so simple, yet can speak to so many people. Yes, you're right about those ecosystems having important life and substances that we can't see (and in some cases, may not know about or understand).