Global agricultural land resources - A high resolution suitability evaluation and its perspectives until 2100 under climate change conditions

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Zabel, Florian ^a   Putzenlechner, Birgitta ^a   Mauser, Wolfram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CANADA; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROPLAND; CROPPING SYSTEM; ENERGY CROP; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CROP; FOREST SOIL; FUZZY LOGIC; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LATITUDE; PLANT GROWTH; REVIEW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIMULATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL QUALITY; TROPICS; AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;

EID: 84907203372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107522     Document Type: Review

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