Potential climate change effects on the distribution of agricultural grassland in England and Wales

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-51

  Rounsevell, M D A ^a   Brignall, A P ^b   Siddons, P A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Climatic change; England; Grasslands; Land suitability; Models; Wales

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GRASSLAND; LAND SUITABILITY; MODEL; PRECIPITATION;

UK, ENGLAND; UK, WALES;

EID: 0029776240     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.1996.tb00528.x     Document Type: Article

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