The impacts of climate change on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries: A review of what we know and what we need to know

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 113-127

  Thornton, P K ^a   van de Steeg, J ^a   Notenbaert, A ^a   Herrero, M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Climate change; Development; Impact; Livestock; Poverty; Research; Systems

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HETEROGENEITY; LIVESTOCK; POVERTY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 67849121311     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2009.05.002     Document Type: Review

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