Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes (5-Volume Set)

Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes is a unique, five volume reference that provides a global synthesis of biomes, including the latest science. All of the book's chapters follow a common thematic order that spans biodiversity importance, principal anthropogenic stressors and trends, changing climatic conditions, and conservation strategies for maintaining biomes in an increasingly human-dominated world. This work is a one-stop shop that gives users access to up-to-date, informative articles that go deeper in content than any currently available publication.

• Offers students and researchers a one-stop shop for information currently only available in scattered or non-technical sources
• Authored and edited by top scientists in the field
• Concisely written to guide the reader though the topic
• Includes meaningful illustrations and suggests further reading for those needing more specific information

Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in biological and environmental science; researchers in biogeography, biodiversity, conservation biology, marine and freshwater biology, climate change and human systems ecology. Environmental managers in governmental and nongovernmental organizations

Volume 1
Islands and Atolls - Life in and Surrounded by Water
Mountains (Alpine Systems) - Life at the Top

Volume 2
Deserts - Life in the Extremes
Ice Sheets and Polar Deserts - Ice of Life

Volume 3
Forests - Trees of Life
Grasslands and Shrublands - Sea of Plants

Volume 4
Freshwater - Oasis of Life
Oceans - One Blue Planet

Volume 5
Anthromes I - Carved up by Humanity
Anthromes II - Sustainability in Concept and Practice