Climate Change and U.S. Agriculture: Examining the Connections

Environment

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 36-49

  Siikamäki, Juha ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

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EID: 48449091095     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: 19399154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/ENVT.50.4.36-49     Document Type: Article

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