Adapting agriculture to climate change
Subtitle: preparing Australian agriculture, forestry and fisheries for the future
By: editors, Chris Stokes and Mark Howden
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Collingwood, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780643095953
Subjects: Climatic changes; Forests and forestry; Climatic factors; Fishery resources; Agriculture; Agricultural ecology
Description: "Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change is a fundamental resource for primary industry professionals, land managers, policy makers, researchers and students involved in preparing Australia's primary industries for the challenges and opportunities of climate change." "More than 30 authors have contributed to this book, which moves beyond describing the causes and consequences of climate change to providing options for people to work towards adaptation action. Climate change implications and adaptation options are given for the key Australian primary industries of horticulture, forestry, grains, rice, sugarcane, cotton, viticulture, broadacre grazing, intensive livestock industries, marine fisheries, and aquaculture and water resources. Case studies demonstrate the options for each industry." "Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change summarises updated climate change scenarios for Australia with the latest climate science. It includes chapters on socio-economic and institutional considerations for adapting to climate change, greenhouse gas emissions sources and sinks, as well as risks and priorities for the future."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.