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Whole-farm models to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and their potential use for linking climate change mitigation and adaptation in temperate grassland ruminant-based farming systems
- Source :
- del Prado, A, Crosson, P, Olesen, J E & Rotz, A 2013, ' Whole-farm models to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and their potential use for linking climate change mitigation and adaptation in temperate grassland ruminant-based farming systems ', Animal, vol. 7, pp. 373-385 . https://doi.org/10.1017/s1751731113000748, Animal, Vol 7, Iss, Pp 373-385 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- The farm level is the most appropriate scale for evaluating options for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, because the farm represents the unit at which management decisions in livestock production are made. To date, a number of whole farm modelling approaches have been developed to quantify GHG emissions and explore climate change mitigation strategies for livestock systems. This paper analyses the limitations and strengths of the different existing approaches for modelling GHG mitigation by considering basic model structures, approaches for simulating GHG emissions from various farm components and the sensitivity of GHG outputs and mitigation measures to different approaches. Potential challenges for linking existing models with the simulation of impacts and adaptation measures under climate change are explored along with a brief discussion of the effects on other ecosystem services The farm level is the most appropriate scale for evaluating options for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, because the farm represents the unit at which management decisions in livestock production are made. To date, a number of whole farm modelling approaches have been developed to quantify GHG emissions and explore climate change mitigation strategies for livestock systems. This paper analyses the limitations and strengths of the different existing approaches for modelling GHG mitigation by considering basic model structures, approaches for simulating GHG emissions from various farm components and the sensitivity of GHG outputs and mitigation measures to different approaches. Potential challenges for linking existing models with the simulation of impacts and adaptation measures under climate change are explored along with a brief discussion of the effects on other ecosystem services.
- Subjects :
- Greenhouse Effect
Climate Change
Climate change
adaptation
SF1-1100
Ecosystem services
mitigation
greenhouse gases
Animals
Ecosystem
Animal Husbandry
Greenhouse effect
business.industry
Agroforestry
Environmental resource management
Ruminants
Animal husbandry
Models, Theoretical
Animal culture
Climate change mitigation
Agriculture
ruminants
Greenhouse gas
Environmental science
Animal Science and Zoology
Gases
business
farm-models
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1751732X
- Volume :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....684b817d804b6d33e1f0515dff0d564e