Projected change in climate thresholds in the Northeastern U.S.: Implications for crops, pests, livestock, and farmers

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 555-575

  Wolfe, David W ^a   Ziska, Lewis ^b   Petzoldt, Curt ^a   Seaman, Abby ^a   Chase, Larry ^a   Hayhoe, Katharine ^c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Climate change; Crop disease; Dairy; Farmer adaptation; Global warming; Heat stress; Integrated pest management; Invasive insects; Irrigation; Weeds; Winter chill; Yield

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CANOLA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; DAIRY FARMING; DISEASE CONTROL; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GLOBAL WARMING; GROWING SEASON; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; IRRIGATION; MAIZE; MILK PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; VINE; WEED CONTROL; WHEAT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; HEXAPODA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VITACEAE; VITIS VINIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 44149096733     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-007-9125-2     Document Type: Article

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