Climate change impact and adaptation in agricultural systems /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2014.
• Series: CABI climate change series ; 5.
• Subjects: Crops and climate.; Climatic changes.; Agricultural systems.; Agricultural Economics.; Food Economics, (New March 2000); Plant Production.; Plant Cropping Systems.; Animal Husbandry and Production, (New March 2000); Water Resources.; Meteorology and Climate.; Climate change.; Climatic factors.; Crop production.; Economics.; Ecosystems.; Farming systems.; Food security.; Human activity.; Livestock.; Sustainability.; Water resources.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 285 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations, charts, maps.; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book contains 17 chapters focusing on the impacts of climate change on ecosystems, food security, water resources and economic stability. Strategies to develop sustainable systems that minimize impact on climate and/or mitigate the effects of human activity on climate change are also presented.