Vulnerability assessment of agricultural production systems to drought stresses using robustness measures.

ABSTRACT: Intensification of droughts in agricultural areas threaten global food security. The impacts of drought stresses vary widely across a region, not only due to climate variability but also due to heterogeneous soil and groundwater buffering capacities which protect against droughts. An innovative drought vulnerability index was developed by reconciling the negative effects of drought stresses against the robustness offered by hydrologic buffers. Indicators for climate stresses, soil and groundwater buffering capacities were defined using physical principles and integrated using a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) framework. The framework was applied to delineate drought vulnerability of agricultural production systems and evaluate current cropping choices across the High Plains region of

SUBMITTER: Cruz MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8568896 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature