Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Preparing Australian Agriculture, Foretstry and Fisheries
By (Author) Chris Stokes
Edited by Mark Howden
CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO Publishing
1st March 2010
Australia
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Forestry industry
632.10994
296
Width 185mm, Height 262mm
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change summarises updated climate change scenarios for Australia with the latest climate science. More than 30 authors have contributed to this book, which moves beyond describing the causes and consequences of climate change to provide 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.
"For anyone concerned about the future of agriculture in a changing climate, this is a must read. Packed with information about what the land and climate may come to resemble, this is a practical guide that offers ways to plan for, and manage, a hotter, dryer Australian landscape."-- (01/01/2011)
Chris Stokes is a senior research scientist with CSIRO's Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship. Mark Howden is a theme leader in CSIRO's Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship with over 20 years' experience working with farming groups on climate-related issues.