Agriculture production's sensitivity to changes in climate in South Africa
South Africa in general has been approximately 2% hotter and at least 6% drier over the ten years between 1997 and 2006 compared to the 1970s. The use of water has also increased greatly over this same period. By 2000, 98.6% of that year's surface water yield and 41% of the annual utilisable po...
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| Main Authors: | James Blignaut, Liza Ueckermann, James Aronson |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2009-01-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Science |
| Online Access: | https://sajs.co.za/article/view/10345 |
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