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DOI | 10.1007/s10584-019-02373-1 |
The impact of extreme weather events on livestock populations: the case of the 2011 drought in Mexico | |
Murray-Tortarolo, Guillermo N.1,2; Jaramillo, Victor J.2 | |
2019-03-01 | |
发表期刊 | CLIMATIC CHANGE |
ISSN | 0165-0009 |
EISSN | 1573-1480 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 153页码:79-89 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Mexico |
英文摘要 | Extreme weather events represent a large risk to food production systems. In this study, we evaluated the impacts of the 2011-2012 drought in Mexico, the worst in the last 70years, on free-ranged livestock populations to link extreme weather events and production. We also considered the potential prevalence of recurring droughts under two contrasting future climate scenarios to examine what could happen over this century. Our results showed that cattle and goat stocks decreased about 3% in response to the drought countrywide. Regionally, the changes in cattle and goat populations generally mimicked the precipitation anomaly, with the strongest reductions across the driest areas in central and northern Mexico. Our work showed that the biophysical and management components of livestock production interact depending on the regions and the type of livestock, leading to a mosaic of spatial responses. It seems that the management of large herds limits the economic viability of drought crisis management options such as the importation of fodder and water, or by moving the animals to other pastures. Sheep herds were much less affected since more than 50% of the total sheep stock is raised in wetter states, which showed a relatively small (similar to-10%) precipitation anomaly during the drought. Under the severe climate change scenario, a greater frequency of extremely dry years (once every 3years) would have negative impacts on livestock production regionally. Climate change together with already existing trends in overgrazing and soil erosion could further increase the sensitivity of livestock production across the country. |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000463783300006 |
WOS关键词 | CLIMATE-CHANGE ; CARRYING-CAPACITY ; FOOD ; VARIABILITY ; GRASSLAND ; RESPONSES ; FARMERS ; MAIZE ; YIELD |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/181516 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Catedra CONACyT Comisionado Inst Invest Ecosistem, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico; 2.Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Ecosistemas & Sustentabilidad, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Murray-Tortarolo, Guillermo N.,Jaramillo, Victor J.. The impact of extreme weather events on livestock populations: the case of the 2011 drought in Mexico[J]. CLIMATIC CHANGE,2019,153:79-89. |
APA | Murray-Tortarolo, Guillermo N.,&Jaramillo, Victor J..(2019).The impact of extreme weather events on livestock populations: the case of the 2011 drought in Mexico.CLIMATIC CHANGE,153,79-89. |
MLA | Murray-Tortarolo, Guillermo N.,et al."The impact of extreme weather events on livestock populations: the case of the 2011 drought in Mexico".CLIMATIC CHANGE 153(2019):79-89. |
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