World Agricultural Resources and Food Security: International Food Security

by Andrew Schmitz

Book Overview

World agricultural resources will be altered by climate change which will require both public and private actions. Global agriculture is affected by invasive alien pest and disease species and by severe weather such as sea-level rise flooding and drought. Rising sea levels will increase salinity in coastal groundwater and the loss of coastal wetlands. Drought will increase the vulnerability of forest ecosystems due to decreased soil moisture and increased...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787145166
• ISBN13: 9781787145160
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"