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Climate change impacts on the suitability of lowland and upland crop systems in Lao PDR

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  • Appelt, Jonas L.
  • Saphangthong, Thatheva
  • Verburg, Peter H.
  • van Vliet, Jasper

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Climate change is a major driver of changes in agricultural systems, with effects playing out differently across crop types and biophysical conditions. Studies have so far not investigated differences between lowland and upland crop systems when projecting consequences of climate change on agricultural production in Southeast Asia.

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  • Appelt, Jonas L. & Saphangthong, Thatheva & Verburg, Peter H. & van Vliet, Jasper, 2025. "Climate change impacts on the suitability of lowland and upland crop systems in Lao PDR," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 226(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:226:y:2025:i:c:s0308521x25000563
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104316
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