Climate Change and Food Security: Adapting Agriculture to a Warmer World
Author:   David B. Lobell ,  Marshall Burke
Publisher:   Springer
Edition:   2010 ed.
Volume:   37
ISBN:  

9789048129522


Pages:   202
Publication Date:   21 December 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Climate Change and Food Security: Adapting Agriculture to a Warmer World


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Author:   David B. Lobell ,  Marshall Burke
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2010 ed.
Volume:   37
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9789048129522


ISBN 10:   9048129524
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   21 December 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

I.- Climate Effects on Food Security: An Overview.- Climate Models and Their Projections of Future Changes.- II.- Crop Response to Climate: Ecophysiological Models.- Crop Responses to Climate: Time-Series Models.- Crop Responses to Climate and Weather: Cross-Section and Panel Models.- Direct Effects of Rising Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Ozone on Crop Yields.- III.- Food Security and Adaptation to Climate Change: What Do We Know?.- Breeding Strategies to Adapt Crops to a Changing Climate.- IV.- Global and Regional Assessments.- Where Do We Go from Here?.- Erratum.

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From the reviews: This book provides a much needed analysis of the interactions between climate change and the food system, with emphasis on how food security is likely to be affected and interventions needed to adapt to a warmer world. (Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell University, New York, USA)


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