Agricultural systems: Sensitivity to climate change

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Fuhrer, Jürg ^a  

^a Swiss Federal Research Station   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Climate change; Climate variability; Crop yield; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549083778     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20061052     Document Type: Review

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