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Article: Climate Change and the Global Harvest--Potential Impacts of the Greenhouse Effect on Agriculture.(Review)
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- Crop Science
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- March 1, 1999
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Climate Change and the Global Harvest--Potential Impacts of the Greenhouse Effect on Agriculture. C. ROSENZWEIG AND D. HILLEL. Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Ave., New York, 10016. 1998. Hardback, 324 pp., $65.00. ISBN 0-19-508889-1.
The ultimate purpose of this book is to explore the global consequences on agriculture of possible climate change associated with the greenhouse effect. In pursuing this purpose, the authors initially present a comprehensive overview on greenhouse gases and global warming; agricultural greenhouse gas emissions; and effects on crops, weeds, pests, and soil and water resources. They then proceed to an analysis of climate change ...