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Contribution of permafrost soils to the global carbon budget by Schaphoff, S., Heyder, U., Ostberg, S., Gerten, D., Heinke, J., Lucht, W.

“…Here, we study the spatial and temporal dynamics of these two processes under scenarios of climate change and evaluate their influence on the carbon balance of the permafrost zone. We use the dynamic global vegetation model LPJmL, which simulates plant physiological and ecological processes and includes a newly developed discrete layer energy balance permafrost module and a vertical carbon distribution within the soil layer. …”
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The global nitrogen cycle in the twenty-first century by Fowler, D., Coyle, M., Skiba, U., Sutton, M.A., Cape, J.N., Reis, S., Sheppard, L.J., Jenkins, A., Grizetti, B., Galloway, J.N., Vitousek, P., Leach, A., Bouwman, A.F., Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus, Dentener, F., Stevenson, D., Amann, Markus, Voss, M.l.

“…Global nitrogen fixation contributes 413 Tg of reactive nitrogen (Nr) to terrestrial and marine ecosystems annually of which anthropogenic activities are responsible for half, 210 Tg N. …”
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The global groundwater situation: overview of opportunities and challenges by Shah, Tushaar, Molden, David J., Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy, Seckler, D.

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Groundwater: a global assessment of scale and significance by Shah, Tushaar, Burke, J., Villholth, Karen G., Angelica, M., Custodio, E., Daibes, F., Hoogesteger, J., Giordano, Mark, Girman, J., Gun, Jac van der, Kendy, E., Kijne, Jacob W., Llamas, R., Masiyandima, Mutsa, Margat, J., Marin, L., Peck, J., Rozelle, S., Sharma, Bharat R., Vincent, L., Wang, J.

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Balancing Global Agricultural Water Supply and Demand by Fraiture, Charlotte de

“…This paper explores forecasts of global agricultural water demand and scenarios to meet this. …”
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Global irrigated area mapping: overview and recommendations by Droogers, Peter

“…This working paper gives an overview of the available global datasets on irrigated areas and an evaluation of their strengths and weaknesses. …”
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Global farm animal production and climate change by Wright, Iain A.

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Global water shortages and the challenge facing Mexico by Barker, Randolph, Scott, Christopher A., Fraiture, Charlotte de, Amarasinghe, Upali A.

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Global food demand and the sustainable intensification of agriculture by Tilman, D., Balzer, C, Hill, J, Befort, BL

“…Global food demand is increasing rapidly, as are the environmental impacts of agricultural expansion. …”
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Global 2000 techniques help to increase yields by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Global 2000, the 'green revolution' programme founded by former US President Jimmy Carter to control the causes of Africa's food shortages, is helping to increase dramatically maize and sorghum yields. …”
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The global livestock sector: Trends and health implications by Robinson, Timothy P., Wint, W., Conchedda, Giulia, Cinardi, G., Boeckel, Thomas P. van, Bett, Bernard K., Gilbert, M.

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Appropriate global strategies for developing animal agriculture by Fitzhugh, H.A.

“…Livestock play a vital role in economic Development-particularly as socities, evolve from subsistence agriculture into cash-based economies. On a global basis, animal products - meat, milk, eggs and fiber - constitute about 40 percent of the total value of agriculture output. …”
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Global ventures in Stylosanthes. IV. West Africa by Lazier, John R.

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A global baseline for changing farming practices by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Rising temperatures reduce global wheat production by Asseng, Senthold, Ewert, Frank, Martre, Pierre, Rötter, Reimund P., Lobell, David B., Cammarano, Davide, Kimball, Bruce A., Ottman, Michael J., Wall, GW, White, Jeffrey W., Reynolds, Matthew P., Alderman, Phillip D., Vara Prasad, P.V.V., Aggarwal, Pramod K., Anothai, J, Basso, Bruno, Biernath, Christian, Sanctis, Giacomo de, Doltra, Jordi, Fereres, Elias, García Vila, Margarita, Gayler, Sebastian, Hoogenboom, Gerrit, Hunt, Leslie A., Izaurralde, Roberto César, Jabloun, M, Jones, C.D., Kersebaum, Kurt-Christian, Köhler, Ann-Kristin, Müller, Christoph, Naresh Kumar, Soora, Nendel, Claas, O’Leary, Garry J., Olesen, Jørgen E., Palosuo, Taru, Priesack, Eckart, Eyshi Rezaei, Ehsan, Ruane, Alex C., Semenov, Mikhail A., Shcherbak, Iurii, Stöckle, Claudio O., Stratonovitch, Pierre, Streck, Thilo, Supit, Iwan, Tao, Fulu, Thorburn, Peter J., Waha, E, Wang, E, Wallach, Daniel, Wolf, J., Zhao, Z, Zhu, Y., Challinor, Andrew J.

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Global impact of distribution of tropical forages germoplasm by Santos Meléndez, Luís Guillermo, Ciprián, Arsenio, Hernández, A.M., Debouck, Daniel G.

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Global trends in antimicrobial use in food animals by Boeckel, Thomas P. van, Brower, C., Gilbert, M., Grenfell, B.T., Levin, S.A., Robinson, Timothy P., Teillant, A., Laxminarayan, R.

“…Demand for animal protein for human consumption is rising globally at an unprecedented rate. Modern animal production practices are associated with regular use of antimicrobials, potentially increasing selection pressure on bacteria to become resistant. …”
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Global Mountain Programme annual report 2005 by Global Mountain Programme

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Global assessment of manure management policies and practices by Teenstra, E., Vellinga, Theun V., Aektasaeng, N., Amatayakul, W., Ndambi, A., Pelster, David E., Germer, L., Jenet, A., Opio, C., Andeweg, K.

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Global Mountain Programme annual report 2006 by Global Mountain Programme

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