BACKGROUND Forests have considerable potential to help mitigate human-caused climate
change and provide society with a broad range of cobenefits. Local, national, and …

Quantifying ecosystem carbon fluxes and stocks is essential for better understanding the
global carbon cycle and improving projections of the carbon-climate feedbacks. Remote …

Forest degradation affects forest structure, composition and diversity, carbon stocks,
functionality and ecosystem processes. It is known to contribute significantly to global carbon …

Extreme droughts, heat waves, frosts, precipitation, wind storms and other climate extremes
may impact the structure, composition and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, and thus …

This chapter addresses the biogeochemical cycles of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4),
and nitrous oxide (N2O). The three greenhouse gases have increased in the atmosphere …

The terrestrial biosphere is a key component of the global carbon cycle and its carbon
balance is strongly influenced by climate. Continuing environmental changes are thought to …

Production of biochar (the carbon (C)-rich solid formed by pyrolysis of biomass) and its
storage in soils have been suggested as a means of abating climate change by …

The ever-increasing volume and accessibility of remote sensing data has spawned many
alternative approaches for mapping important environmental features and processes. For …

Increasing greenhouse gaseous concentration in the atmosphere is perturbing the
environment to cause grievous global warming and associated consequences. Following …

Over the past decade, efforts to value and protect ecosystem services have been promoted
by many as the last, best hope for making conservation mainstream–attractive and …