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A meta-analysis of crop yield under climate change and adaptation

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Challinor, A. J., Watson, J., Lobell, D. B., Howden, S. M., Smith, D. R., Chhetri, N.·2014·Nature Climate Change

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Authors: Challinor, A. J., Watson, J., Lobell, D. B., Howden, S. M., Smith, D. R., & Chhetri, N.
Affiliations: CGIAR (FR)
University of Leeds (GB)
Stanford University (US)
Arizona State University (US)
Corresponding author: Challinor, A. J.
ORCID: Challinor, A. J.
Lobell, D. B.
Smith, D. R.
Chhetri, N.
Venue: Nature Climate Change
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2014-03-16
Volume: 4
Issue: 4
Pages: 287-291
ISSN: 1758-678X (ISSN-L)
1758-6798
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2153
OpenAlex: W2069466983
Cited by: 2,333
References: 36
Citations by year: 2026: 244 · 2025: 247 · 2024: 240 · 2023: 224 · 2022: 228 · 2021: 264 · 2020: 222 · 2019: 174 · 2018: 160 · 2017: 137 · 2016: 87 · 2015: 75 · 2014: 27
FWCI: 15.07
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
doi.org
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Nature Climate Change (publishedVersion)
White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) (submittedVersion)
ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
Newcastle University ePrints (Newcastle Univesity)
Funders: Natural Environment Research Council (NE/H003525/1)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agronomy and Crop Science › Climate change impacts on agriculture
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Climate variability and models
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
Keywords: climate change impacts on agriculture, crop yield, climate change adaptation, wheat, rice, maize, warming, food security, yield variability, interannual variability

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