Understanding scientists’ communication challenges at the intersection of climate and agriculture

Funding acquisition: Linda S. Prokopy. Investigation: Jackie M. Getson, Anders E. Sjo¨strand. Methodology: Jackie M. Getson, Sarah P. Church, Junyu Lu. Project administration: Jackie M. Getson. Resources: Jackie M. Getson. Supervision: Jackie M. Getson. Validation: Jackie M. Getson. Visualization: Jackie M. Getson. Writing – original draft: Jackie M. Getson, Sarah P. Church, Brennan G. Radulski, Anders E. Sjo¨strand. Writing – review & editing: Jackie M. Getson, Sarah P. Church, Brennan G. Radulski, Anders E. Sjo¨strand, Linda S. Prokopy. References 1. Melillo JM, Richmond T (T. C), Yohe GW. Climate Change Impacts in the United States: The Third National Climate Assessment. U.S. Global Change Research Program; 2014. https://doi.org/10.7930/ J0Z31WJ2 2. Wiebe K, Robinson S, Cattaneo A. Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. Sustainable Food and Agriculture. Elsevier; 2019. pp. 55–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812134-4.00004–2 3. Walthall CL, Anderson CJ, Baumgard LH, Takle E, Wright-Morton L. Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation. 2013. Available: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ge_at_reports/1 4. Po¨rtner H.-O., Roberts D.C., Tignor M., Poloczanska E.S., Mintenbeck K., Alegrı´a A., et al. IPCC, 2022: Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge Uni- versity Press; In Press. Available: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/

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