Wang Yeqiao (ed.) Landscape and Land Capacity

2nd Edition. — CRC Press, 2020. — 432 p. — (The Handbook of Natural Resources Volume 2). — ISBN: 9781138334083.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 well-being on the 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 of 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 and geospatial data with field-based measurements in the study of natural resources.Volume 2, Landscape and Land Capacity, covers soils and landscape issues, their diversity and importance, and how soils are related to the landscapes in which they form. It includes discussions on land conservation, land-use and land-cover changes, and urban environments and unravels the complex bond between humans and soils. New in this edition are discussions on habitat conservation and planning, landscape epidemiology and vector-borne disease, and landscape patterns and changes. This volume demonstrates the key processes, methods, and models used through several practical case studies from around the world.Landscape Composition, Configuration, and ChangeConserved Lands: Stewardship
Edge Effects on Wildlife
Fires: Wildland
Fragmentation and Isolation
Land Surface Temperature: Remote Sensing
Landscape Connectivity and Ecological Effects
Landscape Dynamics, Disturbance, and Succession
Land-Use and Land-Cover Change (LULCC)
Protected Area Management
Protected Areas: Remote SensingGenetic Resource and Land CapabilityGenetic Diversity in Natural Resources Management
Genetic Resources Conservation: Ex Situ
Genetic Resources Conservation: In Situ
Genetic Resources: Farmer Conservation and Crop Management
Genetic Resources: Seeds Conservation
Herbicide-Resistant Crops: Impact
Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
Herbicides in the Environment
Insects: Economic Impact
Insects: Flower and Fruit Feeding
Integrated Pest Management
Land Capability Analysis
Land Capability ClassificationSoilPollution: Point Source
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen (C/N) Cycling
Soil Degradation: Food Security
Soil Degradation: Global Assessment
Soil: Erosion Assessment
Soil: Evaporation
Soil: Fauna
Soil: Fertility and Nutrient Management
Soil: Organic Matter
Soil: Organic Matter and Available Water Capacity
Soil: Spatial Variability
Soil: Taxonomy
Soil: Microbial Ecology
Soil Invertebrates: Responses to Forest Types in Changbai Mountains
Spatial–Temporal Distribution of Soil Macrofauna Communities: Changbai MountainLandscape Change and Ecological SecurityEcological Factors Influencing the Landscape Epidemiology of Tickborne Disease
Ecological Security: Changbai Mountains, China
Ecological Security: Land Use Pattern and Simulation Modeling
Effects of Volcanic Eruptions on Forest in Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve
LANDIS PRO Forest Landscape Model
Landscape Pattern and Change by Stone Wall Feature Identification
Remote Sensing of Urban Dynamics
Simulation of Post-Fire Vegetation Recovery
Sustainable Agriculture: Social Aspects
Sustainability and Sustainable Development
Urban Environments: Remote Sensing