Quantification of uncertainties in global grazing systems assessment

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1089-1102

  Fetzel, T ^a   Havlik, P ^b   Herrero, M ^c   Kaplan, J O ^d   Kastner, T ^a,e   Kroisleitner, C ^f   Rolinski, S ^g   Searchinger, T ^h   Van Bodegom, P M ⁱ   Wirsenius, S ^j   Erb, K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^e BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE BIK F   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^g POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^h PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^j CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

global livestock systems; grazing area; grazing intensity; livestock grazing; net primary production; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FEEDING; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AMAZON BASIN; INDIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 85022227224     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016GB005601     Document Type: Article

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