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Responses of Agroecosystems to Climate Change: Specifics of Resilience in the Mid-Latitude Region

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  • Menas C. Kafatos

    (Center of Excellence in Earth Systems Modeling and Observations, Chapman University, Orange, CA 92866, USA)

  • Seung Hee Kim

    (Center of Excellence in Earth Systems Modeling and Observations, Chapman University, Orange, CA 92866, USA)

  • Chul-Hee Lim

    (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea)

  • Jinwon Kim

    (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA)

  • Woo-Kyun Lee

    (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea)

Abstract

This study examines the productivity and resilience of agroecosystems in the Korean Peninsula. Having learned valuable lessons from a Chapman University project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture which concentrated on the semi-arid region of southwestern United States, our joint Korea—Chapman University team has applied similar methodologies to the Korean Peninsula, which is itself an interesting study case in the mid-latitude region. In particular, the Korean Peninsula has unique agricultural environments due to differences in political and socioeconomic systems between South Korea and North Korea. Specifically, North Korea has been suffering from food shortages due to natural disasters, land degradation and political failure. The neighboring developed country, South Korea, has a better agricultural system but a low food self-sufficiency rate. Therefore, assessing crop yield potential (Yp) in the two distinct regions will reveal vulnerability and risks of agroecosystems in the mid-latitude region under climate change and variability and for different conditions.

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  • Menas C. Kafatos & Seung Hee Kim & Chul-Hee Lim & Jinwon Kim & Woo-Kyun Lee, 2017. "Responses of Agroecosystems to Climate Change: Specifics of Resilience in the Mid-Latitude Region," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:8:p:1361-:d:106667
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