| Abstract: | New Perspectives on Crop Yield Constraints because of Climate Change. Climate change impact assessments usually focus on changes to precipitation because most global food production is from rainfed cropping systems; however, other aspects of climate change may affect crop growth and potential yields.A recent (2011) study by the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Climate Hazards Group, determined that climate change may be affecting Mozambique‘s primary food crop in a usually overlooked, but potentially significant way (Harrison and others, 2011). The study focused on the direct relation between maize crop development and growing season temperature. It determined that warming during the past three decades in Mozambique may be causing more frequent crop stress and yield reductions in that country‘s maize crop, independent of any changes occurring in rainfall. This report summarizes the findings and conclusions of that study. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 70005820 |
| Citation Author: | Funk, Chris ; Harrison, Laura ; Eilerts, Gary |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 4 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Famine Early Warning Systems Network—Informing Climate Change Adaptation Series |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2011-3110 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Using observed warming to identify hazards to Mozambique maize production; 2011; FS; 2011-3110; Funk, Chris ; Harrison, Laura ; Eilerts, Gary |
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| Citation Year: | 2011 |
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| Text: | Using observed warming to identify hazards to Mozambique maize production; 2011; FS; 2011-3110; Funk, Chris ; Harrison, Laura ; Eilerts, Gary |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_2011_3110.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3110/ |
| Date Other: | Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
