The scale, rate, and intensity of humans’ environmental impact has engendered broad discussion about how to find plausible pathways of development that hold the most promise for fostering a better future in the Anthropocene. However, the dominance of dystopian visions of irreversible environmenta...
Bennett, Elena M.
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Solan, Martin
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Biggs, Reinette
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McPhearson, Timon
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Norström, Albert V.
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Olsson, Per
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Pereira, Laura
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Peterson, Garry D.
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Raudsepp-Hearne, Ciara
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Biermann, Frank
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Carpenter, Stephen R.
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Ellis, Erle C.
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Hichert, Tanja
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Galaz, Victor
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Lahsen, Myanna
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Milkoreit, Manjana
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Martin López, Berta
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Nicholas, Kimberly A.
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Preiser, Rika
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Vince, Gaia
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Xu, Jianchu
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[Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene]
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Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene
This paper estimates the impact of land use change on soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in China from 1985 to 2005 using a nationwide, georeferenced database on land use, soil, and climate. The method presented here is capable of incorporating site-specific information on soil, climate, and...
Li, Man
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Wu, JunJie
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Deng, Xiangzheng
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[Land use change and soil carbon sequestration in China: Where does it pay to conserve?]
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Land use change and soil carbon sequestration in China: Where does it pay to conserve?
This article analyzes the effects of water supply variations on micro-level agricultural irrigation under institutional water constraints and projects the irrigation percentage and farm income under future climate scenarios. We use a highly detailed data sample of irrigation status, water rights,...
Xu, Wenchao
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Li, Man
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[Water supply and water allocation strategy in the arid US West: Evidence from the Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer]
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Water supply and water allocation strategy in the arid US West: Evidence from the Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer
The effects of land use and land cover (LULC) on groundwater recharge and surface runoff and how these are affected by LULC changes are of interest for sustainable water resources management. However, there is limited quantitative evidence on how changes to LULC in semi-arid tropical and subtropi...
Owuor, Steven O.
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Guzha, Alphonce Chenjerayi
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Pelster, David E.
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Díaz Pinés, Eugenio
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Breuer, Lutz
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[Groundwater recharge rates and surface runoff response to land use and land cover changes in semi-arid environments]
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Groundwater recharge rates and surface runoff response to land use and land cover changes in semi-arid environments
Chamelia (catchment area = 1603 km2 ), a tributary of Mahakali, is a snow-fed watershed in Western Nepal. The watershed has 14 hydropower projects at various stages of development. This study simulated the current and future hydrological system of Chamelia using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool...
Using data from a household survey of 2660 farmfamilies in Bihar state of Eastern India, Terai of Nepal and coastal Bangladesh, we explore the significance of climatic and non-climatic factors in affecting farmers' decision to change their farming practices over time in a wide range of environmen...
Bhatta, Gopal Datt
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Shrivastava, Amit Kumar
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[Climatic and non-climatic factors influencing changing agricultural practices across different rainfall regimes in South Asia]
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Climatic and non-climatic factors influencing changing agricultural practices across different rainfall regimes in South Asia
Following the debate on whether drought has become more severe under climate change, this paper assesses drought frequency in northern and eastern India using two datasets of Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) (generated by Dai, 2013 and Sheffield et al., 2012). The univariate return period for...
Gea, Yan
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Cai, Ximing
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Zhu, Tingju
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Ringler, Claudia
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[Drought frequency change: An assessment in northern India plains]
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Drought frequency change: An assessment in northern India plains
Seasonal climate forecasts (SCFs) can be used to identify appropriate risk management strategies and to reduce the sensitivity of rural industries and communities to climate risk. However, these forecasts have low utility among farmers in agricultural decision making, unless translated into a mor...
Nidumolu, Uday B.
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Lubbers, Marcel
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Kanellopoulos, Argygis
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Ittersum, Martin K. van
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Kadiyala, Dakshina Murthy
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Sreenivas, G.
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[Engaging farmers on climate risk through targeted integration of bio-economic modelling and seasonal climate forecasts]
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Engaging farmers on climate risk through targeted integration of bio-economic modelling and seasonal climate forecasts
South Asian countries will have to double their food production by 2050 while using resources more efficiently and minimizing environmental problems. Transformative management approaches and technology solutions will be required in the major grain-producing areas that provide the basis for future...
Ladha, Jagdish Kumar
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Rao, Adusumilli Narayana
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Raman, Anitha K.
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Padre, Agnes Tirol
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Dobermann, Achim
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Gathala, Mahesh Kumar
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Kumar, Virender
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Saharawat, Yashpal S.
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Sharma, Sheetal
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Piepho, Hans-Peter
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Alam, Muhammad Mehboob
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Liak, Ranjan
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Rajendran, Ramasamy
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Reddy, Chinnagangannagari Kesava
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Parsad, Rajender
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Sharma, Parbodh C.
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Singh, Sati Shankar
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Saha, Abhijit
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Noor, Shamsoon
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[Agronomic improvements can make future cereal systems in South Asia far more productive and result in a lower environmental footprint]
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Agronomic improvements can make future cereal systems in South Asia far more productive and result in a lower environmental footprint
Despite their ecological, economic and social importance, grasslands in areas with Mediterranean climates continue to receive limited scientific, political and media attention. The main objectives of this review are to compare and contrast dryland grasslands in the ‘Old World’ regions of the Medi...
Porqueddu, Claudio
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Ates, Serkan
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Louhaichi, Mounir
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Kyriazopoulos, Apostolos
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Moreno, Gerardo
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Pozo, Alejandro del
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Ovalle, Carlos
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Ewing, Mike
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Nichols, Phillip G.
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[Grasslands in ‘Old World’ and ‘New World’ Mediterranean climate zones: past trends, current status and future research priorities Grass and Forage Science]
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Grasslands in ‘Old World’ and ‘New World’ Mediterranean climate zones: past trends, current status and future research priorities Grass and Forage Science