Livestock production in a changing climate: Adaptation and mitigation research in Australia

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-202

  Henry, Beverley ^a   Charmley, Ed ^b   Eckard, Richard ^c   Gaughan, John B ^d   Hegarty, Roger ^e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Sustainable Agriculture Flagship   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e Beef Industry Centre of Excellence   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; RAINFALL; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH WORK; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 84861865286     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP11169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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