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Rosenweig and Parry 1993
Rosenweig, C., and M.L. Parry, 1993: Potential impacts of climate change on world food supply: A summary of a recent international study. In Agricultural Dimensions of Global Climate Change. H. Kaiser and T. Drennen, Eds., CRC Press, pp. 87-116.
This chapter provides an integrated global assessment of the potential effects of climate change on world food supply. Agricultural scientists in 18 countries estimated potential changes in national grain crop yields using compatible crop models and consistent climate change scenarios. The crops modeled were wheat, rice, maize, and soybeans. While general circulation models presently provide the most advanced means of predicting the potential future climatic consequences of increasing amounts of radiatively active trace gases, their ability to simulate present climate varies considerably from region to region. Most plants growing in experimental environments with increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide exhibit increased rates of net photosynthesis and reduced stomatal openings. The adaptation simulations were not comprehensive because all possible combinations of farmer responses were not tested at every site. Spatial analysis of crop, climatic, and soil resources is needed to test fully the possibilities for crop substitution.
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@misc{ro08810g,
author={Rosenweig, C. and Parry, M. L.},
editor={Kaiser, H. and Drennen, T.},
title={Potential impacts of climate change on world food supply: A summary of a recent international study},
booktitle={Agricultural Dimensions of Global Climate Change},
year={1993},
pages={87--116},
publisher={CRC Press},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - ro08810g AU - Rosenweig, C. AU - Parry, M. L. ED - Kaiser, H. ED - Drennen, T. PY - 1993 TI - Potential impacts of climate change on world food supply: A summary of a recent international study BT - Agricultural Dimensions of Global Climate Change SP - 87 EP - 116 PB - CRC Press ER -
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