Projected shifts in Coffea arabica suitability among major global producing regions due to climate change

Regional studies have shown that climate change will affect climatic suitability for Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) within current regions of production. Increases in temperature and changes in precipitation patterns will decrease yield, reduce quality and increase pest and disease pressure. This i...

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Autores principales: Ovalle Rivera, Oriana, Läderach, Peter R.D., Bunn, Christian, Obersteiner, Michael, Schroth, Götz
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65365
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author Ovalle Rivera, Oriana
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Bunn, Christian
Obersteiner, Michael
Schroth, Götz
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Läderach, Peter R.D.
Obersteiner, Michael
Ovalle Rivera, Oriana
Schroth, Götz
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Läderach, Peter R.D.
Bunn, Christian
Obersteiner, Michael
Schroth, Götz
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description Regional studies have shown that climate change will affect climatic suitability for Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) within current regions of production. Increases in temperature and changes in precipitation patterns will decrease yield, reduce quality and increase pest and disease pressure. This is the first global study on the impact of climate change on suitability to grow Arabica coffee. We modeled the global distribution of Arabica coffee under changes in climatic suitability by 2050s as projected by 21 global circulation models. The results suggest decreased areas suitable for Arabica coffee in Mesoamerica at lower altitudes. In South America close to the equator higher elevations could benefit, but higher latitudes lose suitability. Coffee regions in Ethiopia and Kenya are projected to become more suitable but those in India and Vietnam to become less suitable. Globally, we predict decreases in climatic suitability at lower altitudes and high latitudes, which may shift production among the major regions that produce Arabica coffee.
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spelling CGSpace653652025-04-17T08:26:20Z Projected shifts in Coffea arabica suitability among major global producing regions due to climate change Ovalle Rivera, Oriana Läderach, Peter R.D. Bunn, Christian Obersteiner, Michael Schroth, Götz climate change coffea arabica adaptation coffea canephora cambio climatico adaptación Regional studies have shown that climate change will affect climatic suitability for Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) within current regions of production. Increases in temperature and changes in precipitation patterns will decrease yield, reduce quality and increase pest and disease pressure. This is the first global study on the impact of climate change on suitability to grow Arabica coffee. We modeled the global distribution of Arabica coffee under changes in climatic suitability by 2050s as projected by 21 global circulation models. The results suggest decreased areas suitable for Arabica coffee in Mesoamerica at lower altitudes. In South America close to the equator higher elevations could benefit, but higher latitudes lose suitability. Coffee regions in Ethiopia and Kenya are projected to become more suitable but those in India and Vietnam to become less suitable. Globally, we predict decreases in climatic suitability at lower altitudes and high latitudes, which may shift production among the major regions that produce Arabica coffee. 2015-04-14 2015-04-30T14:32:59Z 2015-04-30T14:32:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65365 en Open Access Public Library of Science Ovalle Rivera, Oriana; Läderach, Peter; Bunn, Christian; Obersteiner, Michael; Schroth, Götz. 2015. Projected shifts in Coffea arabica suitability among major global producing regions due to climate change. PLoS One 10(4):e0124155.
spellingShingle climate change
coffea arabica
adaptation
coffea canephora
cambio climatico
adaptación
Ovalle Rivera, Oriana
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Bunn, Christian
Obersteiner, Michael
Schroth, Götz
Projected shifts in Coffea arabica suitability among major global producing regions due to climate change
title Projected shifts in Coffea arabica suitability among major global producing regions due to climate change
title_full Projected shifts in Coffea arabica suitability among major global producing regions due to climate change
title_fullStr Projected shifts in Coffea arabica suitability among major global producing regions due to climate change
title_full_unstemmed Projected shifts in Coffea arabica suitability among major global producing regions due to climate change
title_short Projected shifts in Coffea arabica suitability among major global producing regions due to climate change
title_sort projected shifts in coffea arabica suitability among major global producing regions due to climate change
topic climate change
coffea arabica
adaptation
coffea canephora
cambio climatico
adaptación
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65365
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