Authored by world-class scientists and scholars, the Handbook of Natural Resources, Second Edition, is an excellent reference for understanding the consequences of changing natural resources to the degradation of ecological integrity and the sustainability of life. Based on the content of the bestselling and CHOICE awarded Encyclopedia of Natural Resources, this new edition demonstrates the major challenges that the society is facing for the sustainability of all wellbeing on planet Earth. The experience, evidence, methods, and models used in studying natural resources are presented in six stand-alone volumes, arranged along the main systems: land, water, and air. It reviews state-of-the-art knowledge, highlights advances made in different areas, and provides guidance for the appropriate use of remote sensing data in the study of natural resources on a global scale. The six volumes in this set cover: Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biodiversity; Landscape and Land Capacity; Wetlands and Habitats; Fresh Water and Watersheds; Coastal and Marine Environments; and finally Atmosphere and Climate.

Land - Ecosystems and Biodiversity. Agriculture: Organic . Albedo. Altitudinal Belts: Global Mountains, Patterns and Mechanisms. Biodegradation and Bioremediation. Biodiversity: Agriculture. Biodiversity: Climate Change. Biodiversity: Conservation. Biodiversity: Habitat Suitability. Biodiversity: Tropical Agroforestry. Biodiversity: Values. Biomes. Boreal Forests: Climate Change. Climate Change: Vegetation. Community Forestry: Sustainability and Equity Issues. Crops and the Atmosphere: Trace Gas Exchanges. Decision Support System: Biodiversity Conservation. Desertification. Diversity: Species. Ecological and Evolutionary Processes. Ecology: Functions, Patterns, and Evolution. Ecosystem Services: Evaluation. Ecosystem Services: Land Systems Approach. Ecosystem Services: Pollinators and Pollination. Ecosystems: Diversity. Ecosystems: Forest Nutrient Cycling. Ecosystems: Functions and Services. Ecosystems: Soil Animal Functioning. Ecotone. Environmental Goods and Services: Economic and Non-Economic Methods for Valuing. Exotic and Invasive Species. Forests: Ecosystem Monitoring. Forests: Temperate Evergreen and Deciduous. Forests: Tropical Rain. Gross and Net Primary Production. Keystone and Indicator Species. Land Plants: Origin and Evolution. Land Surface Phenology and Modeling Methods. Leaves: Elevated CO Levels. Net Ecosystem Production (NEP). Nitrogen Fixation: Biological. Ozone: Crop Yield and Quality Effects. Plant Breeding: Global. Population Genetics. Savannas and Grasslands. Soil Microbiology.