Cropping frequency and area response to climate variability can exceed yield response

Avery S. Cohn (), Leah K. VanWey, Stephanie A. Spera and John F. Mustard
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Avery S. Cohn: Fletcher School at Tufts University
Leah K. VanWey: Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Box 1951
Stephanie A. Spera: Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Box 1951
John F. Mustard: Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Brown University, Box 1951

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 6, 601-604

Abstract: About 70% of agricultural output variance due to climate in Mato Grosso, Brazil was determined by changes in cropping frequency and/or changes in cropping area rather than yield (the most common climate impact indicator), a study now shows.

Date: 2016
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