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The effect of climate variation on agro-pastoral production in Africa

Creator:

Stige, Leif Christian, Stave, Jørn, Chan, Kung-Sik, Ciannelli, Lorenzo, Pettorelli, Nathalie, Glantz, Michael, Herren, Hans R., and Stenseth, Nils Chr.

Abstract:

Using national crop and livestock production records from 1961–2003 and satellite-derived data on pasture greenness from 1982–2003 we show that the productivity of crops, livestock, and pastures in Africa is predictably associated with the El Niño Southern Oscillation and the North Atlantic Oscillation. The causal relations of these results are...

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