Livestock under climate change: a systematic review of impacts and adaptation

JF Escarcha, JA Lassa, KK Zander - Climate, 2018 - mdpi.com
We conducted a systematic literature review to document the scientific knowledge about
climate change impacts and adaptation in livestock systems, and to identify research gaps …

Increases in extreme heat stress in domesticated livestock species during the twenty‐first century

P Thornton, G Nelson, D Mayberry… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic climate change is expected to have major impacts on domesticated livestock,
including increased heat stress in animals in both intensive and extensive livestock systems …

Australasia

J Lawrence, B Mackey, F Chiew, MJ Costello… - 2023 - researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz
Observed changes and impacts Ongoing climate trends have exacerbated many extreme
events (very high confidence). The Australian trends include further warming and sea level …

Tools for predicting forage growth in rangelands and economic analyses—a systematic review

SN Subhashree, C Igathinathane, A Akyuz, M Borhan… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Farmers and ranchers depend on annual forage production for grassland livestock
enterprises. Many regression and machine learning (ML) prediction models have been …

[HTML][HTML] Climate change risks pushing one-third of global food production outside the safe climatic space

M Kummu, M Heino, M Taka, O Varis, D Viviroli - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
Food production on our planet is dominantly based on agricultural practices developed
during stable Holocene climatic conditions. Although it is widely accepted that climate …

Climate adaptation pathways for agriculture: Insights from a participatory process

NA Cradock-Henry, P Blackett, M Hall… - … Science & Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change presents significant risks and opportunities for agriculture. Agricultural
producers are likely to be adversely affected by changes in higher mean temperatures, more …

Constraints inhibiting farmers' adoption of cattle feedlots as a climate-smart practice in rural communities of the eastern cape, South Africa: An In-Depth Examination

M Slayi, L Zhou, IF Jaja - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices is crucial for enhancing resilience to
climate change in rural communities, particularly in develo** regions like the Eastern …

Degradation of river ecological quality in Tibet plateau with overgrazing: A quantitative assessment using biotic integrity index improved by random forest

L Niu, Y Guo, Y Li, C Wang, Q Hu, L Fan, L Wang… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The river ecosystem in fragile regions is especially vulnerable to environmental or
anthropogenic stressors. The ecological quality and stability of rivers in fragile regions …

Using scale and human agency to frame ranchers' discussions about socio-ecological change and resilience

C Greene, H Wilmer, DB Ferguson, MA Crimmins… - Journal of Rural …, 2022 - Elsevier
Resilience is becoming the dominant discourse in research and policy on climate change as
well as wider social-ecological change. Resources and assets alone are often not enough to …

Emergent urban agricultural practices and attitudes in the residential area in China

Y Wei, P Jones - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper explores the emergence of urban agriculture and its changing nature and role in
the urbanization process in China. With an increase in urban agricultural pursuits in both …