Dynamic Simulation Modeling for Resilience Assessment of Coupled Water–Agriculture–Community Systems in a Semi-Arid Region DOI Open Access
Hamid Balali,

Gholamreza Eslamifar,

Connie M. Maxwell

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(9), P. 4006 - 4006

Published: April 29, 2025

Climate change presents serious threats to the sustainability of coupled Water–Agriculture–Community Systems (WACSs) in New Mexico’s Lower Rio Grande (LRG) region. Enhancing resilience WACSs is essential for ensuring system’s long-term adaptability and sustainability. Although importance system feedback dynamic behavior increasingly acknowledged studies, many existing assessments fail account complex interconnections self-organizing nature these systems. This study utilizes a System Dynamics (SD) simulation modeling function-based framework assess WACSs’ responses climate change, specifically investigating whether improvements Water Conveyance Efficiency (WCE) can enhance LRG. The analysis centers on interaction socioeconomic hydrological dynamics, incorporating future projections derived from three models: UKMO, GFDL, NCAR. Findings reveal that under UKMO scenario, enhanced WCE leads improved groundwater system; however, agricultural-community declines both GFDL scenarios. While shows improvement—particularly with increased WCE—the agriculture–community consistently exhibits limited capacity adapt or reorganize. differing outcomes across models underscore sensitivity WACS varying climatic conditions.

Language: Английский

Climate change and California’s terrestrial biodiversity DOI Creative Commons
Susan Harrison, Janet Franklin, Rebecca R. Hernandez

et al.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 121(32)

Published: July 29, 2024

In this review and synthesis, we argue that California is an important test case for the nation world because terrestrial biodiversity very high, present anticipated threats to from climate change other interacting stressors are severe, innovative approaches protecting in context of being developed tested. We first salient dimensions California's physical, biological, human diversity. Next, examine four facets threat their sustainability these posed by change: direct impacts, illustrated a new analysis shifting diversity hotspots plants; interactive effects involving invasive species, land-use change, stressors; impacts changing fire regimes; land-based renewable energy development. recent policy responses each areas, representing attempts better protect while advancing adaptation mitigation. conclude ambitious 30 × Initiative its efforts harmonize conservation with development areas progress. Adapting traditional suppression-oriented policies reality regimes area which much progress remains be made.

Language: Английский

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Climate change and California sustainability—Challenges and solutions DOI Creative Commons
Janet Franklin, Glen M. MacDonald

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 121(32)

Published: July 29, 2024

Large volumes of liquid water transiently existed on the surface Mars more than 3 billion years ago. Much this is hypothesized to have been sequestered in subsurface or lost space. We use rock physics models and Bayesian inversion ...

Language: Английский

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5
Intercropping alfalfa during almond orchard establishment reduces winter soil nitrogen and water losses, provides on‐farm revenue DOI Creative Commons
Touyee Thao, Sultan Begna, Lauren Hale

et al.

Agrosystems Geosciences & Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8(1)

Published: Jan. 8, 2025

Abstract The ecosystem benefits linked to intercropping and diversified agroecosystems is an area with increasing research interest, particularly in sustainable food production farm resilience extreme climate variability. Interrow cropping of alfalfa ( Medicago sativa L.) almond [ Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D. A. Webb] orchards during the 3–4 non‐bearing, establishment years has potential advance intensification agricultural regions such as Central Valley California. In this study we evaluated intercropped agroecosystem contrast conventional systems interrow spaces maintained bare. From Winter 2023 Spring 2024 (157 days), modeled soil hydrological properties (HYDRUS‐1D) quantified nitrogen using various approaches. Simulation from HYDRUS revealed that winter evaporative loss was most substantial for a flood‐irrigated bare‐soil control (208.1 mm) lowest (59.2 mm). Estimated water storage highest controls, indicating continuous plant uptake throughout period when trees are dormant. N measured suction lysimeters, ion exchange resins traps, sampling (0–120 cm) indicated leaching greatest treatment. utilization free inputs, rainwater slow‐release mineralized dairy manure compost, translated 2.22 tonne ha −1 yield equated $500 gross revenue first cutting. Overall, preliminary observed unique alfalfa–almond were attributed augmentation resource use efficiency revenues generated season.

Language: Английский

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0
How does agricultural resilience in China vary by region? DOI

Yuzhen Yang,

Pengfei Feng, Jinjun Guo

et al.

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 174, P. 113513 - 113513

Published: April 23, 2025

Language: Английский

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Dynamic Simulation Modeling for Resilience Assessment of Coupled Water–Agriculture–Community Systems in a Semi-Arid Region DOI Open Access
Hamid Balali,

Gholamreza Eslamifar,

Connie M. Maxwell

et al.

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(9), P. 4006 - 4006

Published: April 29, 2025

Climate change presents serious threats to the sustainability of coupled Water–Agriculture–Community Systems (WACSs) in New Mexico’s Lower Rio Grande (LRG) region. Enhancing resilience WACSs is essential for ensuring system’s long-term adaptability and sustainability. Although importance system feedback dynamic behavior increasingly acknowledged studies, many existing assessments fail account complex interconnections self-organizing nature these systems. This study utilizes a System Dynamics (SD) simulation modeling function-based framework assess WACSs’ responses climate change, specifically investigating whether improvements Water Conveyance Efficiency (WCE) can enhance LRG. The analysis centers on interaction socioeconomic hydrological dynamics, incorporating future projections derived from three models: UKMO, GFDL, NCAR. Findings reveal that under UKMO scenario, enhanced WCE leads improved groundwater system; however, agricultural-community declines both GFDL scenarios. While shows improvement—particularly with increased WCE—the agriculture–community consistently exhibits limited capacity adapt or reorganize. differing outcomes across models underscore sensitivity WACS varying climatic conditions.

Language: Английский

Citations

0