Climate Change - Significance for Agriculture and Forestry
White, David H., Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Chang
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Description for Climate Change - Significance for Agriculture and Forestry
Hardcover. Contains papers presented at an international workshop held in Canberra, Australia, under the auspices of the former IPCC Working Group III - Agriculture, Forestry and Other Human Activities Sub-Group (AFOS). This book highlights the need to adopt a holistic systems approach to monitor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and assess impacts. Editor(s): White, David H.; Howden, S.Mark. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Societies throughout the world depend on food, fiber and forest products. Continuity and security of agricultural and forest production are therefore of paramount importance. Predicted changes in climate could be expected to alter, perhaps significantly, the levels and relative agricultural and forestry production of different nations over the next few decades.
Agriculture and forestry are also likely to influence the rate and magnitude of such change, as they can be both significant sources and sinks of a number of greenhouse gases. Adaptive management strategies therefore need to be formulated ... Read more
Societies throughout the world depend on food, fiber and forest products. Continuity and security of agricultural and forest production are therefore of paramount importance. Predicted changes in climate could be expected to alter, perhaps significantly, the levels and relative agricultural and forestry production of different nations over the next few decades.
Agriculture and forestry are also likely to influence the rate and magnitude of such change, as they can be both significant sources and sinks of a number of greenhouse gases. Adaptive management strategies therefore need to be formulated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
Number of Pages
146
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792329336
SKU
V9780792329336
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99-15
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