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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.

This volume introduces the general concepts and processes used in fresh water and watershed ecosystems. As an excellent resource for finding basic knowledge on water, new in this edition are discussions on hydro-generated electricity and energy from other water sources, water footprint assessment and water management in a global scale.