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What is Biome

Handbook of Research on Climate Change Impact on Health and Environmental Sustainability
Biome is very large ecological areas on the earth's surface, which includes fauna and flora (animals and plants) adapting to their environment.
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Climate Change and Agriculture: Impacts, Adoption, and Mitigation
Sunil Lalasaheb Londhe (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8814-8.ch019
Abstract
Increasing evidence shows that shifts in Earth's climate have already occurred and indicates that changes will continue in the coming years. This chapter is an attempt to distil what is known about the likely effects of climate change on food security and nutrition in coming decades. Apart from few exceptions, the likely impacts of climate change on agricultural sector in the future are not understood in any great depth. There are many uncertainties as to how changes in temperature, rainfall and atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations will interact in relation to agricultural productivity. The consequences of climate change on various important aspects of agriculture such as crop production, livestock, availability of water, pest and diseases etc. are discussed and summarized. Each of this aspect of agriculture sector will have certain impact which may be positive or negative. The chapter also discusses on the possible mitigation measures and adaptations for agriculture production in the future climate change scenarios.
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