Modelling the sensitivity of agricultural systems to climate change and extreme climatic events

Matthew T. Harrison, Brendan R. Cullen and Richard P. Rawnsley

Agricultural Systems, 2016, vol. 148, issue C, 135-148

Abstract: Little is known about the impacts of increased frequencies of extreme climatic events (ECEs) on agricultural landscapes, though such events may be much more detrimental than those of gradual climate change alone. Here we develop an approach for examining the sensitivity of agricultural systems to climatic variability and ECEs on pasture-based dairy farms.

Keywords: Agriculture; Drought; Extreme climatic events; Global circulation model; Heat wave; Plant stress; Dairy; Grazing; Livestock (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2016.07.006

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