Toward a new perspective on evaluating climate change resilience of agroecosystems

Abstract Anthropogenic climate change is a major challenge for agriculture globally, so agroecosystems more resilient to changing environmental conditions are necessary to continue sufficient production. However, high uncertainty surrounding the definition and evaluation of ecological resilience in...

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Main Authors: Emily Pappo, Chris H. Wilson, Justin J. Pitts, William M. Hammond, S. Luke Flory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-09-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4594
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author Emily Pappo
Chris H. Wilson
Justin J. Pitts
William M. Hammond
S. Luke Flory
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description Abstract Anthropogenic climate change is a major challenge for agriculture globally, so agroecosystems more resilient to changing environmental conditions are necessary to continue sufficient production. However, high uncertainty surrounding the definition and evaluation of ecological resilience in agroecosystems inhibits effective development and improvement of climate‐resilient agriculture. Here, we propose a framework for improving evaluations of agroecosystem resilience through a novel approach to estimating agroecosystem stability domains by focusing on profitability. First, we provide a brief review of relevant agroecosystem resilience literature to contextualize our contribution. Then, we argue for evaluation of profitability across a range of conditions as a key integrative metric for estimating bounds of agroecosystem stability domains. Finally, we identify data gaps and critical next steps to further develop this framework into an effective evaluative tool. Our overarching goal is to provide a new perspective on how we understand agroecosystem resilience in the face of climate change.
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spelling doaj.art-2cde32e23ff647fd8967b6c096a9e72e2023-09-28T00:00:32ZengWileyEcosphere2150-89252023-09-01149n/an/a10.1002/ecs2.4594Toward a new perspective on evaluating climate change resilience of agroecosystemsEmily Pappo0Chris H. Wilson1Justin J. Pitts2William M. Hammond3S. Luke Flory4School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida Gainesville Florida USAAgronomy Department University of Florida Gainesville Florida USASchool of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida Gainesville Florida USAAgronomy Department University of Florida Gainesville Florida USAAgronomy Department University of Florida Gainesville Florida USAAbstract Anthropogenic climate change is a major challenge for agriculture globally, so agroecosystems more resilient to changing environmental conditions are necessary to continue sufficient production. However, high uncertainty surrounding the definition and evaluation of ecological resilience in agroecosystems inhibits effective development and improvement of climate‐resilient agriculture. Here, we propose a framework for improving evaluations of agroecosystem resilience through a novel approach to estimating agroecosystem stability domains by focusing on profitability. First, we provide a brief review of relevant agroecosystem resilience literature to contextualize our contribution. Then, we argue for evaluation of profitability across a range of conditions as a key integrative metric for estimating bounds of agroecosystem stability domains. Finally, we identify data gaps and critical next steps to further develop this framework into an effective evaluative tool. Our overarching goal is to provide a new perspective on how we understand agroecosystem resilience in the face of climate change.https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4594agroecosystemsclimate changeprofitabilityresiliencesocio‐ecological systemsstability domains
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agroecosystems
climate change
profitability
resilience
socio‐ecological systems
stability domains
title Toward a new perspective on evaluating climate change resilience of agroecosystems
title_full Toward a new perspective on evaluating climate change resilience of agroecosystems
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title_full_unstemmed Toward a new perspective on evaluating climate change resilience of agroecosystems
title_short Toward a new perspective on evaluating climate change resilience of agroecosystems
title_sort toward a new perspective on evaluating climate change resilience of agroecosystems
topic agroecosystems
climate change
profitability
resilience
socio‐ecological systems
stability domains
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4594
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