this book presents a collection of articles concerning key topics which examine the impacts of climate change and variability on agriculture. the application region is the southeastern united states. the main topics include an investigation of the effect of variations in the spatial scale of climate change scenarios on an agricultural integrated assessment, methods of simulating adaptations of climate change, and the relationship between large scale climate variability and local climate and vegetation. this book will be very useful for researchers and policy makers involved in climate change impacts.