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Future impacts of ozone driven damages on agricultural systems
(Elsevier, 2020)
Current ozone (O3) concentration levels entail significant damages in crop yields around the world. The reaction of the emitted precursors (mostly methane and nitrogen oxides) with solar radiation contribute to O3 levels ...
A simple model for the effect of thermal stress on the productivity of small ruminants
(Livestock Science, 2021)
Projected climatic changes are expected to change temperature and precipitation patterns and to increase the frequency of extreme events in many regions of the world. This will affect livestock systems through direct effects ...
Effect of dairy cattle production systems on sustaining soil organic carbon storage in grasslands of northern Spain
(Regional Environmental Change, 2022)
Predicting the regional net greenhouse gas emissions (Net GHG) of grasslands is increasingly important, as these are one of the most globally widespread vegetation types, providing several ecosystem services. In this study, ...
Estimating soil organic carbon changes in managed temperate moist grasslands with RothC
(PLoS ONE, 2021-08-01)
Temperate grassland soils store significant amounts of carbon (C). Estimating how much livestock grazing and manuring can influence grassland soil organic carbon (SOC) is key to improve greenhouse gas grassland budgets. ...
Mountain sheep grazing systems provide multiple ecological, socio-economic, and food quality benefits
(Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2022)
Pastoral systems face increasing pressure from competing global markets, food sector industrialization, and new policies such as Europe’s post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy. This pressure threatens the use of extensive ...
Comparable GHG emissions from animals in wildlife and livestock-dominated savannas
(npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2023)
Pastoralism in Old World savannas is known to emit a significant share of global livestock-sourced greenhouse gases (GHG). Here, we compare calculated emissions from animals in a wildlife-dominated savanna (14.3 Mg km−2), ...
Animal board invited review: Opportunities and challenges in using GWP* to report the impact of ruminant livestock on global temperature change
(Animal, 2023)
Ruminant livestock is a large contributor of CH4 emissions globally. Assessing how this CH4 and other greenhouse gases (GHG) from livestock contribute to anthropogenic climate change is key to understanding their role in ...
Climate change effects on northern Spanish grassland-based dairy livestock systems
(Plant and Soil, 2023)
Background: Understanding the effects of climate change on agro-ecosystems is fundamental in order to select the optimum management practices to mitigate environmental pressures. There is a need to forecast greenhouse gas ...
Carbon footprint of transhumant sheep farms: accounting for natural baseline emissions in Mediterranean systems
(International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2023)
Purpose: Transhumance has rarely been analyzed through LCA approaches, and there is little evidence about its emissions level when conducted under different practices (by truck or on foot) or compared to sedentary livestock ...
Short- and long-term warming effects of methane may affect the cost-effectiveness of mitigation policies and benefits of low-meat diets
(Nature Food, 2021)
© 2021, The Author(s).Methane’s short atmospheric life has important implications for the design of global climate change mitigation policies in agriculture. Three different agricultural economic models are used to explore ...