Welcome to the 10th edition of Oekologie, the best of what the blogosphere has to offer when it comes to the eponymous area of natural science. This edition is particularly special, however, in that it falls on Blog Action Day, so be sure to visit the event’s main page to peruse the best of today’s environmentally-focused posts.

Diversity is not only important to natural ecosystems, but it can be invaluable to agriculture as well. Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog fills us in on why it’s better to encourage variety when you’re growing rice.

If you’re interested in organic growing but don’t know where to start, Kevin has a list of 6 must-read books that should be allowed to plant their