Spatial and temporal variation in vulnerability of crop production to drought in southern Alberta

Growing evidence of global climate change has led to global concerns over the vulnerability of agriculture to drought. Located in a semiarid environment, southern Alberta has suffered significant losses of agricultural productivity due to drought hazards in recent decades. Understanding the relation...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Canadian geographer 2012-12, Vol.56 (4), p.474-491
Hauptverfasser:	Xu, Wei, Ren, Xiaomeng, Johnston, Tom, Yin, Yongyuan, Klein, Kurt, Smith, Anne
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural industry Agricultural production Agriculture Alberta America Arid lands Arid zones Augmentation Bgi / Prodig Canada Climate change Climatic conditions Coping Crop production Crop prospects Crops Drought drought stress Droughts Economic aspects Global climate Irrigation Irrigation districts Precipitation Production Production data production maraîchère Productivity Rainfall Resource allocation Semi arid environments Semiarid environments southern Alberta Spatial analysis Spatial distribution Spatial variations stress de la sécheresse sud de l'Alberta Temporal variations The Prairie Provinces Variance Vulnerability Water allocation Water supply Weather hazards
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