Abstract
The paper is a Letter arguing about a paper of
Hannah et al. (1) who recently published a comprehensive
study showing substantial impacts
of climate change on viticultural suitability,
leading to potential ecological issues.
That expansion of viticulture into
new areas can lead indeed to a decrease in biodiversity
and an increase in water use for
irrigation might lead to major freshwater
conservation impacts. However, the alarming statement that suitability
for winegrowing of main wine-producing
areas worldwide will dramatically decrease
over the next 40 y. is wrong. There is a major methodological
flaws in ref. 1, mostly linked to (i)
the misuse of bibliographical data to compute
suitability index, (ii) underestimation of adaptations
of viticulture to warmer conditions,
and (iii) the inadequacy of the monthly time
step in the suitability approach.
| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 3051-3052 |
| Numero di pagine | 2 |
| Rivista | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Volume | 110 |
| DOI | |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2013 |
Keywords
- climate cange
- viticulture
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