Abstract
Despite great advances, experiments concerning the response of ecosystems to climate change still face considerable challenges, including the high complexity of climate change in terms of environmental variables, constraints in the number and amplitude of climate treatment levels, and the limited scope of responses and interactions covered. Drawing on the expertise of researchers from a variety of disciplines, this Perspective outlines how computational and technological advances can help in designing experiments that can contribute to overcoming these challenges, and also outlines a first application of such an experimental design.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 809-816 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Nature Climate Change |
| Volume | 9 |
| Early online date | 28 Oct 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2019 |
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Keywords
- biogeochemistry
- climate-change ecology
- climate-change impacts
- ecology
- environmental social sciences
- BIODIVERSITY
- CARBON
- FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY
- CO2
- DROUGHT
- VALUATION
- RESPONSES
- HEAT
- PRECIPITATION
- TEMPERATURE
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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Towards more predictive and interdisciplinary climate change ecosystem experiments. / Rineau, Francois; Malina, Robert; Beenaerts, Natalie; Arnauts, Natascha; Bardgett, Richard D.; Berg, Matty P.; Boerema, Annelies; Bruckers, Liesbeth; Clerinx, Jan; Davin, Edouard L.; De Boeck, Hans J.; De Dobbelaer, Tom; Dondini, Marta; De Laender, Frederik; Ellers, Jacintha; Franken, Oscar; Gilbert, Lucy; Gudmundsson, Lukas; Janssens, Ivan A.; Johnson, David; Lizin, Sebastien; Longdoz, Bernard; Meire, Patrick; Meremans, Dominique; Milbau, Ann; Moretti, Michele; Nijs, Ivan; Nobel, Anne; Pop, Iuliu Sorin; Puetz, Thomas; Reyns, Wouter; Roy, Jacques; Schuetz, Jochen; Seneviratne, Sonia I.; Smith, Pete; Solmi, Francesca; Staes, Jan; Thiery, Wim; Thijs, Sofie; Vanderkelen, Inne; Van Landuyt, Wouter; Verbruggen, Erik; Witters, Nele; Zscheischler, Jakob; Vangronsveld, Jaco.
In: Nature Climate Change, Vol. 9, 11.2019, p. 809-816.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards more predictive and interdisciplinary climate change ecosystem experiments
AU - Rineau, Francois
AU - Malina, Robert
AU - Beenaerts, Natalie
AU - Arnauts, Natascha
AU - Bardgett, Richard D.
AU - Berg, Matty P.
AU - Boerema, Annelies
AU - Bruckers, Liesbeth
AU - Clerinx, Jan
AU - Davin, Edouard L.
AU - De Boeck, Hans J.
AU - De Dobbelaer, Tom
AU - Dondini, Marta
AU - De Laender, Frederik
AU - Ellers, Jacintha
AU - Franken, Oscar
AU - Gilbert, Lucy
AU - Gudmundsson, Lukas
AU - Janssens, Ivan A.
AU - Johnson, David
AU - Lizin, Sebastien
AU - Longdoz, Bernard
AU - Meire, Patrick
AU - Meremans, Dominique
AU - Milbau, Ann
AU - Moretti, Michele
AU - Nijs, Ivan
AU - Nobel, Anne
AU - Pop, Iuliu Sorin
AU - Puetz, Thomas
AU - Reyns, Wouter
AU - Roy, Jacques
AU - Schuetz, Jochen
AU - Seneviratne, Sonia I.
AU - Smith, Pete
AU - Solmi, Francesca
AU - Staes, Jan
AU - Thiery, Wim
AU - Thijs, Sofie
AU - Vanderkelen, Inne
AU - Van Landuyt, Wouter
AU - Verbruggen, Erik
AU - Witters, Nele
AU - Zscheischler, Jakob
AU - Vangronsveld, Jaco
N1 - We thank the Flemish government (through Hercules Stichting big infrastructure and the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders project G0H4117N) and LSM (Limburg Sterk Merk, project 271) for providing funds to build the UHasselt Ecotron; Hasselt University for both funding and policy support (project BOF12BR01 and Methusalem project 08M03VGRJ); and the ecotron research committee for comments on the experimental design. We also thank Regional Landscape Kempen and Maasland for its collaboration and support. N.W., S.L., A.N. and I.V. are funded by Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO).
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - Despite great advances, experiments concerning the response of ecosystems to climate change still face considerable challenges, including the high complexity of climate change in terms of environmental variables, constraints in the number and amplitude of climate treatment levels, and the limited scope of responses and interactions covered. Drawing on the expertise of researchers from a variety of disciplines, this Perspective outlines how computational and technological advances can help in designing experiments that can contribute to overcoming these challenges, and also outlines a first application of such an experimental design.
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KW - biogeochemistry
KW - climate-change ecology
KW - climate-change impacts
KW - ecology
KW - environmental social sciences
KW - BIODIVERSITY
KW - CARBON
KW - FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY
KW - CO2
KW - DROUGHT
KW - VALUATION
KW - RESPONSES
KW - HEAT
KW - PRECIPITATION
KW - TEMPERATURE
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JO - Nature Climate Change
JF - Nature Climate Change
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