This volume introduces the general concepts and processes used in terrestrial ecosystems. An excellent resource for basic knowledge on soils and landscapes, it presents all new coverage of habitat conservation and planning, landscape epidemiology and vector-borne disease, land-use and land-cover changes, and renewable energy.

Section I: Landscape Composition, Configuration, and Change 1. Conserved Lands: Stewardship 2. Edge Effects on Wildlife 3. Fires: Wildland 4. Fragmentation and Isolation 5. Land Surface Temperature: Remote Sensing 6. Landscape Connectivity and Ecological Effects 7. Landscape Dynamics, Disturbance, and Succession 8. Land-Use and Land-Cover Change (LULCC) 9. Protected Area Management 10. Protected Areas: Remote Sensing Section II: Genetic Resource and Land Capability 11. Genetic Diversity in Natural Resources Management 12. Genetic Resources Conservation: Ex Situ 13. Genetic Resources Conservation: In Situ 14. Genetic Resources: Farmer Conservation and Crop Management 15. Genetic Resources: Seeds Conservation 16. Herbicide-Resistant Crops: Impact 17. Herbicide-Resistant Weeds 18. Herbicides in the Environment 19. Insects: Economic Impact 20. Insects: Flower and Fruit Feeding 21. Integrated Pest Management 22. Land Capability Analysis 23. Land Capability Classification Section III: Soil 24. Pollution: Point Source 25. Soil Carbon and Nitrogen (C/N) Cycling 26. Soil Degradation: Food Security 27. Soil Degradation: Global Assessment 28. Soil: Erosion Assessment 29. Soil: Evaporation 30. Soil: Fauna 31. Soil: Fertility and Nutrient Management 32. Soil: Organic Matter 33. Soil: Organic Matter and Available Water Capacity 34. Soil: Spatial Variability 35. Soil: Taxonomy 36. Soil: Microbial Ecology 37. Soil Invertebrates: Responses to Forest Types in Changbai Mountains 38. Spatial-Temporal Distribution of Soil Macrofauna Communities: Changbai Mountain Section IV: Landscape Change and Ecological Security 39. Ecological Factors Influencing the Landscape Epidemiology of Tickborne Disease 40. Ecological Security: Changbai Mountains, China 41. Ecological Security: Land Use Pattern and Simulation Modeling 42. Effects of Volcanic Eruptions on Forest in Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve 43. LANDIS PRO Forest Landscape Model 44. Landscape Pattern and Change by Stone Wall Feature Identification 45. Remote Sensing of Urban Dynamics 46. Simulation of Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery 47. Sustainable Agriculture: Social Aspects 48. Sustainability and Sustainable Development 49. Urban Environments: Remote Sensing