Viticulture and winemaking are important socioeconomic sectors in many European regions.
Climate plays a vital role in the terroir of a given wine region, as it strongly controls canopy …

Water availability is arguably the most important environmental factor limiting crop growth
and productivity. Erratic precipitation patterns and increased temperatures resulting from …

Our current 1.1° C warmer world is already affecting natural and human systems in Europe
(very high confidence1). Since AR5, there has been a substantial increase in detected or …

The expansion of renewable energies aims at meeting the global energy demand while
replacing fossil fuels. However, it requires large areas of land. At the same time, food …

Climate change will impose increasingly warm and dry conditions on vineyards. Wine
quality and yield are strongly influenced by climatic conditions and depend on complex …

Climate change is a major challenge in wine production. Temperatures are increasing
worldwide, and most regions are exposed to water deficits more frequently. Higher …

Temperature, water, solar radiation, and atmospheric CO2 concentration are the main
abiotic factors that are changing in the course of global warming. These abiotic factors …

Coffee has proven to be highly sensitive to climate change. Because coffee plantations have
a lifespan of about thirty years, the likely effects of future climates are already a concern …

Wine grapes present a unique biogeography model, wherein microbial biodiversity patterns
across viticultural zones not only answer questions of dispersal and community …

Terrestrial organisms and ecosystems are being exposed to new and rapidly changing
combinations of solar UV radiation and other environmental factors because of ongoing …