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SUBMITTER: Ortiz-Bobea A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6291312 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ortiz-Bobea Ariel A Knippenberg Erwin E Chambers Robert G RG
Science advances 20181212 12
A pressing question for climate change adaptation is whether ongoing transformations of the agricultural sector affect its ability to cope with climatic variations. We examine this question in the United States, where major increases in productivity have fueled most of agricultural production growth over the past half-century. To quantify the evolving climate sensitivity of the sector and identify its sources, we combine state-level measures of agricultural productivity with detailed climate dat ...[more]