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chapter |3 pages

Albedo / Endre Dobos

chapter |7 pages

Biodiversity: Values / David Ehrenfeld

chapter |5 pages

Biomes / Paul Reich and Hari Eswaran

chapter |10 pages

Desertifi cation / Uriel N. Safriel

chapter |8 pages

Ecosystems: Diversity / L. M. Chu

chapter |4 pages

Fires: Wildland / Jian Yang

chapter |8 pages

Fragmentation and Isolation / Anne Kuhn

chapter |6 pages

Peatlands / Dale H. Vitt and Paul Short

chapter |4 pages

Plant Breeding: Global / Manjit S. Kang

chapter |4 pages

Population Genetics / Michael T. Clegg

chapter |10 pages

Soil: Erosion Assessment / John Boardman

chapter |10 pages

Soil: Evaporation / William P. Kustas

chapter |6 pages

Soil: Fauna / Mary C. Savin

chapter |4 pages

Soil: Organic Matter / R. Lal

chapter |8 pages

Soil: Taxonomy / Mark H. Stolt

chapter |5 pages

Transpiration / Thomas R. Sinclair

chapter |4 pages

Vernal Pool / Peter W. C. Paton

chapter |5 pages

Wetlands / Ralph W. Tiner

chapter |4 pages

Wetlands: Ecosystems / Sherri DeFauw

chapter |4 pages

Wetlands: Freshwater / Brij Gopal

chapter |14 pages

Wetlands: Tidal

chapter |18 pages

Water Aquaculture / Carrie J. Byron