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Type: PhD thesis × Start date: 2006 × Subject: climate change × End date: 2009 ×

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    The impact of projected greenhouse gas-induced climate change on the Australian wine industry
    Webb, Leanne Beryl ( 2006-10)
    The IPCC Third Assessment report (IPCC 2001a) concludes that Australia has significant vulnerability to the changes in temperature and rainfall projected over the next decades to 100 years. Agriculture and natural resources were two of the key sectors identified as likely to be strongly affected. Climate change will add to the existing, substantial pressures on Australia’s grape and wine industry sector. Vineyards have a life of thirty plus years so right now, when selecting vineyard sites, or when managing existing vineyards, consideration of the changing climate is prudent. (For complete abstract open document)