The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States

Lead Agency: USDA

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How to cite this report: CCSP, 2008: The effects of climate change on agriculture, land resources, water resources, and biodiversity in the United States. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. P. Backlund, A. Janetos, D. Schimel, J. Hatfield, K. Boote, P. Fay, L. Hahn, C. Izaurralde, B.A. Kimball, T. Mader, J. Morgan, D. Ort, W. Polley, A. Thomson, D. Wolfe, M.G. Ryan, S.R. Archer, R. Birdsey, C. Dahm, L. Heath, J. Hicke, D. Hollinger, T. Huxman, G. Okin, R. Oren, J. Randerson, W. Schlesinger, D. Lettenmaier, D. Major, L. Poff, S. Running, L. Hansen, D. Inouye, B.P. Kelly, L. Meyerson, B. Peterson, R. Shaw. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC., USA, 362 pp

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Complete Report [63.1 Mb]

Individual Sections

Front Matter [4.4 Mb]

Executive Summary [584 Kb]

Introduction [3 Mb]

Agriculture [4 Mb]

Land Resources [4 Mb]

Water Resources [3 Mb]

Biodiversity [2 Mb]

Synthesis [500 Kb]

Supporting Materials

References [400 Kb]

Acronym List and Glossary [39 Kb]

Brochures

The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture in the United States [7 Mb]

The Effects of Climate Change on Land Resources in the United States [6 Mb]

The Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in the United States [4 Mb]

The Effects of Climate Change on Biodiversity in the United States [5 Mb]

The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States [4 Mb]