Potential climate forcing of land use and land cover change

Pressure on land resources is expected to increase as global population continues to climb and the world becomes more affluent, swelling the demand for food. Changing climate may exert additional pressures on natural lands as present-day productive regions may shift, or soil quality may degrade, and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D. S. Ward, N. M. Mahowald, S. Kloster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/14/12701/2014/acp-14-12701-2014.pdf