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Climate change has likely already affected global food production by Ray, Deepak K, West, Paul C, Clark, Michael, Gerber, James S, Prishchepov, Alexander V, Chatterjee, Snigdhansu

“…Crop yields are projected to decrease under future climate conditions, and recent research suggests that yields have already been impacted. However, current…”
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Yield Trends Are Insufficient to Double Global Crop Production by 2050 by Ray, Deepak K, Mueller, Nathaniel D, West, Paul C, Foley, Jonathan A

“…Several studies have shown that global crop production needs to double by 2050 to meet the projected demands from rising population, diet shifts, and…”
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Climate variation explains a third of global crop yield variability by Ray, Deepak K., Gerber, James S., MacDonald, Graham K., West, Paul C.

“…Many studies have examined the role of mean climate change in agriculture, but an understanding of the influence of inter-annual climate variations on crop…”
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Recent patterns of crop yield growth and stagnation by Ray, Deepak K., Ramankutty, Navin, Mueller, Nathaniel D., West, Paul C., Foley, Jonathan A.

“…In the coming decades, continued population growth, rising meat and dairy consumption and expanding biofuel use will dramatically increase the pressure on…”
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Climate adaptation by crop migration by Sloat, Lindsey L., Davis, Steven J., Gerber, James S., Moore, Frances C., Ray, Deepak K., West, Paul C., Mueller, Nathaniel D.

“…Many studies have estimated the adverse effects of climate change on crop yields, however, this literature almost universally assumes a constant geographic…”
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Subnational distribution of average farm size and smallholder contributions to global food production by Samberg, Leah H, Gerber, James S, Ramankutty, Navin, Herrero, Mario, West, Paul C

“…Smallholder farming is the most prevalent form of agriculture in the world, supports many of the planet's most vulnerable populations, and coexists with some…”
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Redefining agricultural yields: from tonnes to people nourished per hectare by Cassidy, Emily S, West, Paul C, Gerber, James S, Foley, Jonathan A

“…Worldwide demand for crops is increasing rapidly due to global population growth, increased biofuel production, and changing dietary preferences. Meeting these…”
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Leverage points for improving global food security and the environment by West, Paul C., Gerber, James S., Engstrom, Peder M., Mueller, Nathaniel D., Brauman, Kate A., Carlson, Kimberly M., Cassidy, Emily S., Johnston, Matt, MacDonald, Graham K., Ray, Deepak K., Siebert, Stefan

“…Achieving sustainable global food security is one of humanity's contemporary challenges. Here we present an analysis identifying key "global leverage points"…”
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Metabolomics as a tool for discovery of biomarkers of autism spectrum disorder in the blood plasma of children by West, Paul R, Amaral, David G, Bais, Preeti, Smith, Alan M, Egnash, Laura A, Ross, Mark E, Palmer, Jessica A, Fontaine, Burr R, Conard, Kevin R, Corbett, Blythe A, Cezar, Gabriela G, Donley, Elizabeth L R, Burrier, Robert E

“…The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) at the earliest age possible is important for initiating optimally effective intervention. In the United States…”
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All-dielectric subwavelength metasurface focusing lens by West, Paul R, Stewart, James L, Kildishev, Alexander V, Shalaev, Vladimir M, Shkunov, Vladimir V, Strohkendl, Friedrich, Zakharenkov, Yuri A, Dodds, Robert K, Byren, Robert

“…We have proposed, designed, manufactured and tested low loss dielectric micro-lenses for infrared (IR) radiation based on a dielectric metamaterial layer. This…”
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Degradation in carbon stocks near tropical forest edges by Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Ramler, Ivan, Sharp, Richard, Haddad, Nick M., Gerber, James S., West, Paul C., Mandle, Lisa, Engstrom, Peder, Baccini, Alessandro, Sim, Sarah, Mueller, Carina, King, Henry

“…Carbon stock estimates based on land cover type are critical for informing climate change assessment and landscape management, but field and theoretical…”
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Global change pressures on soils from land use and management by Smith, Pete, House, Joanna I., Bustamante, Mercedes, Sobocká, Jaroslava, Harper, Richard, Pan, Genxing, West, Paul C., Clark, Joanna M., Adhya, Tapan, Rumpel, Cornelia, Paustian, Keith, Kuikman, Peter, Cotrufo, M. Francesca, Elliott, Jane A., McDowell, Richard, Griffiths, Robert I., Asakawa, Susumu, Bondeau, Alberte, Jain, Atul K., Meersmans, Jeroen, Pugh, Thomas A. M.

“…Soils are subject to varying degrees of direct or indirect human disturbance, constituting a major global change driver. Factoring out natural from direct and…”
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Greenhouse gas emissions intensity of global croplands by Carlson, Kimberly M., Gerber, James S., Mueller, Nathaniel D., Herrero, Mario, MacDonald, Graham K., Brauman, Kate A., Havlik, Petr, O’Connell, Christine S., Johnson, Justin A., Saatchi, Sassan, West, Paul C.

“…Global high-resolution crop-specific estimates of greenhouse gas emissions intensity (in 2000) reveal that certain cropping practices contribute…”
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Toward Principles for Enhancing the Resilience of Ecosystem Services by Biggs, Reinette, Schlüter, Maja, Biggs, Duan, Bohensky, Erin L, BurnSilver, Shauna, Cundill, Georgina, Dakos, Vasilis, Daw, Tim M, Evans, Louisa S, Kotschy, Karen, Leitch, Anne M, Meek, Chanda, Quinlan, Allyson, Raudsepp-Hearne, Ciara, Robards, Martin D, Schoon, Michael L, Schultz, Lisen, West, Paul C

“…Enhancing the resilience of ecosystem services (ES) that underpin human well-being is critical for meeting current and future societal needs, and requires…”
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Environmental health impacts of feeding crops to farmed fish by Fry, Jillian P., Love, David C., MacDonald, Graham K., West, Paul C., Engstrom, Peder M., Nachman, Keeve E., Lawrence, Robert S.

“…Half of the seafood consumed globally now comes from aquaculture, or farmed seafood. Aquaculture therefore plays an increasingly important role in the global…”
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Uncertainties of potentials and recent changes in global yields of major crops resulting from census- and satellite-based yield datasets at multiple resolutions by Iizumi, Toshichika, Kotoku, Mizuki, Kim, Wonsik, West, Paul C, Gerber, James S, Brown, Molly E

“…Global agriculture is under pressure to meet increasing demand for food and agricultural products. There are several global assessments of crop yields, but we…”
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Rethinking Agricultural Trade Relationships in an Era of Globalization by MACDONALD, GRAHAM K., BRAUMAN, KATE A., SUN, SHIPENG, CARLSON, KIMBERLY M., CASSIDY, EMILY S., GERBER, JAMES S., WEST, PAUL C.

“…Agricultural trade plays an important role in global food security and resource sustainability. Global food commodities trade is worth more than US$520 billion…”
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Increasing importance of precipitation variability on global livestock grazing lands by Sloat, Lindsey L., Gerber, James S., Samberg, Leah H., Smith, William K., Herrero, Mario, Ferreira, Laerte G., Godde, Cécile M., West, Paul C.

“…Pastures and rangelands underpin global meat and milk production and are a critical resource for millions of people dependent on livestock for food security 1…”
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Amino Acid Dysregulation Metabotypes: Potential Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Individualized Treatment for Subtypes of Autism Spectrum Disorder by Smith, Alan M., King, Joseph J., West, Paul R., Ludwig, Michael A., Donley, Elizabeth L.R., Burrier, Robert E., Amaral, David G.

“…Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is behaviorally and biologically heterogeneous and likely represents a series of conditions arising from different underlying…”
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A framework for priority-setting in climate smart agriculture research by Thornton, Philip K., Whitbread, Anthony, Baedeker, Tobias, Cairns, Jill, Claessens, Lieven, Baethgen, Walter, Bunn, Christian, Friedmann, Michael, Giller, Ken E., Herrero, Mario, Howden, Mark, Kilcline, Kevin, Nangia, Vinay, Ramirez-Villegas, Julian, Kumar, Shalander, West, Paul C., Keating, Brian

“…Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is widely promoted as an approach for reorienting agricultural development under the realities of climate change. Prioritising…”
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