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Effects of Climate Change and Viarability on the Agricultural Production Systems provides an integrated assessment of global climate change's impact on agriculture at the farm level, in the context of farm level adaptation decisions. Ten agricultural areas in the Upper Midwest region - the heart of the United States' corn belt - were subjected to climate change and changing climate variability scenarios through simulations of future climate using results from general circulation models. Crop growth models, calibrated to the study sites, were used to simulate yields under varying climate conditions. Farm level production and economic analyses were performed to determine what adaptation strategies might be best utilized to maintain production and profitability for producers under conditions of global climate change and changing climate variability. Similar integrated analyses from Australia and Argentina provide comparisons from different regions.

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Author:   Otto C. Doering III ,  J.C. Randolph ,  Jane Southworth ,  Rebecca A. Pfeifer
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.456kg
ISBN:  

9781461353294

ISBN 10:   1461353297
Pages:   275
Publication Date:   22 December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Assessing Global Climate Change’s Impact on Agriculture.- 2. Issues and Approaches to Climate Change.- 3. Overview of Crop Models for Assessment of Crop Production.- 4. Expert Panels’ Contributions to Climate Change Research.- 5. Climate Scenario Construction for Midwest Analysis.- 6. Validation of Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Models in DSSAT for Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Midwest Crop Production.- 7. Crop Modeling Results under Climate Change for the Midwest USA.- 8. Farm-Level Economic Impacts of Climate Change.- 9. Climate Variability Impacts on Farm-Level Risk.- 10. An Integrated Climate Change Assessment from Argentina.- 11. Potential Global Change Impacts on Australia’s Wheat Cropping System.- 12. Indirect Impacts of Climate Change that Affect Agricultural Production: Soil Erosion.- 13. Conclusions.

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