Eleven non-pregnant indigenous goats were bled three times a week from 1 June 1988 to 31 May 1989. They were fed hay ad libitum supplemented by concentrates, and housed indoors in single pens until November when the goats were divided between two large pens. Plasma progesterone profiles were used...
Llewelyn, C.A.
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Ogaa, J.S.
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Obwolo, M.J.
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[Plasma progesterone profiles and variation in cyclic ovarian activity throughout the year in indigenous goats in Zimbabwe]
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Plasma progesterone profiles and variation in cyclic ovarian activity throughout the year in indigenous goats in Zimbabwe
The papers in this special issue represent some of the most comprehensive analyses of the implications of climate change for developing countries undertaken to date. The papers employ a bottoms-up systems approach whereby the implications of climate change are evaluated using structural models of...
Arndt, C.
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Chinowsky, P.
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Robinson, Sherman
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Strzepek, K.M.
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Tarp F
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Thurlow, J.
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[Economic development under climate change]
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Economic development under climate change
Allocation of water to cities, industries and agriculture has been a common practice in river basin planning and management. It is widely accepted that water also needs to be allocated for the aquatic environment, i.e. alongside the demands of other users. This paper describes the application of ...
Sapkota P
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Bharati, L.
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Gurung P
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Kaushal N
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[Environmentally sustainable management of water demands under changing climate conditions in the Upper Ganges Basin, India]
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Environmentally sustainable management of water demands under changing climate conditions in the Upper Ganges Basin, India
This paper describes the start of a data sharing process to develop a consolidated community cropland map, which was initiated through a recent workshop on characterizing and validating global agricultural land cover. Participants from different organizations around the world were asked to contri...
See, Linda
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Fritz, Steffen
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Justice, Chris
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Becker-Reshef, Inbal
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Leo O
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Herrero, Mario T.
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You, Liangzhi
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[Building a consolidated community global cropland map]
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Building a consolidated community global cropland map
Anthropogenic soils of the Amazon Basin (Terra Preta, Terra Mulata) reveal that pre-Colombian peoples made lasting improvements in the agricultural potential of nutrient-poor soils. Some have argued that applying similar techniques could improve agriculture over much of the humid tropics, enhanci...
Sheil, Douglas
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Basuki, I.
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German L
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Kuyper, Thomas W.
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Limberg G
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Puri RK
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Sellato, B.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Do Anthropogenic Dark Earths occur in the interior of Borneo? Some initial observations from East Kalimantan]
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Do Anthropogenic Dark Earths occur in the interior of Borneo? Some initial observations from East Kalimantan
Creation of a large irrigation potential has been the cornerstone of India’s agricultural growth and past food security. It is estimated that the irrigation sector in the country will be affected considerably by climate change due to a projected increase in absolute rainfall, intensity of precipi...
Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Palanisami K
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Khanna M
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Kakumanu KR
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[Climate change and food security of India: adaptation strategies in the irrigation sector]
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Climate change and food security of India: adaptation strategies in the irrigation sector
Seasonal rainfall in the Philippines is known to be modulated by ENSO phenomenon, with El Niño frequently contributing to reduced rainfall and drought while La Niña resulting in excessive rainfalls, floods and more intense typhoons. The alterations in rainfall patterns can have considerable feedb...
Alberto, Ma. Carmelita R.
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Wassmann, Reiner
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Hirano, Takashi
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Miyata, Akira
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Kumar, Arvind
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Tirol-Padre, Agnes
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Amante, Modesto
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[Influence of climate variability on seasonal and interannual variations of ecosystem CO2 exchange in flooded and non-flooded rice fields in the Philippines]
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Influence of climate variability on seasonal and interannual variations of ecosystem CO2 exchange in flooded and non-flooded rice fields in the Philippines
The responses of C3 plants to rising atmospheric CO2 levels are considered to be largely dependent on effects exerted through altered photosynthesis. In contrast, the nature of the responses of C4 plants to high CO2 remains controversial because of the absence of CO2-dependent effects on photosyn...
Anneke P
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Muchwesi Mukubi J
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Pellny TK
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Verrier PJ
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Beyenne G
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Silva Lopes M
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Emami K
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Treumann A
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Lelarge-Trouverie C
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Noctor G
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Kunert, Karl J.
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Foyer, Christine H.
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[Acclimation to high CO2 in maize is related to water status and dependent on leaf rank]
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Acclimation to high CO2 in maize is related to water status and dependent on leaf rank
Small-scale spatial variability in soil carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes poses serious challenges to the experimental design, and number of gas samples needed to provide a reliable estimate of flux usually exceeds analytical capacities. We pooled gas samples –analogously to soi...
Arias-Navarro, Cristina
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Díaz Pinés, Eugenio
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Kiese, Ralf
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Stern, D.
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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[Gas pooling: a sampling technique to overcome spatial heterogeneity of soil carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide fluxes]
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Gas pooling: a sampling technique to overcome spatial heterogeneity of soil carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide fluxes
Climate change creates widespread risks for food production. As climate impacts are often locally specific, it is imperative that large-scale initiatives to support smallholder farmers consider local priorities and integrate lessons from successful autonomous adaptation efforts. This article expl...
Wright, H
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Laganda, G
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Olupot, M
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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[Farmers, food and climate change: ensuring community-based adaptation is mainstreamed into agricultural programmes]
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Farmers, food and climate change: ensuring community-based adaptation is mainstreamed into agricultural programmes