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Towards more predictive and interdisciplinary climate change ecosystem experiments

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  • Francois Rineau

    (Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University)

  • Robert Malina

    (Environmental Economics, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University)

  • Natalie Beenaerts

    (Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University)

  • Natascha Arnauts

    (Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University)

  • Richard D. Bardgett

    (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester)

  • Matty P. Berg

    (Department of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Science, Community and Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen University)

  • Annelies Boerema

    (Ecosystem Management Research Group (ECOBE), University of Antwerp)

  • Liesbeth Bruckers

    (Data Science Institute, Hasselt University)

  • Jan Clerinx

    (Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University)

  • Edouard L. Davin

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich)

  • Hans J. Boeck

    (Plants and Ecosystems (PLECO), University of Antwerp)

  • Tom Dobbelaer

    (Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO))

  • Marta Dondini

    (Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen)

  • Frederik Laender

    (Namur Institute of Complex Systems, and the Institute of Life, Earth, and Environment, Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Namur University)

  • Jacintha Ellers

    (Department of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

  • Oscar Franken

    (Department of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

  • Lucy Gilbert

    (Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow)

  • Lukas Gudmundsson

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich)

  • Ivan A. Janssens

    (Plants and Ecosystems (PLECO), University of Antwerp)

  • David Johnson

    (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester)

  • Sebastien Lizin

    (Environmental Economics, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University)

  • Bernard Longdoz

    (Gembloux Agrobio Tech, TERRA, University of Liege)

  • Patrick Meire

    (Ecosystem Management Research Group (ECOBE), University of Antwerp)

  • Dominique Meremans

    (Ecosystem Management Research Group (ECOBE), University of Antwerp)

  • Ann Milbau

    (Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO))

  • Michele Moretti

    (Environmental Economics, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University
    Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp)

  • Ivan Nijs

    (Plants and Ecosystems (PLECO), University of Antwerp)

  • Anne Nobel

    (Environmental Economics, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University)

  • Iuliu Sorin Pop

    (Faculty of Sciences, Hasselt University)

  • Thomas Puetz

    (Institute for Bio- and Geosciences IBG-3, Forschungszentrum Juelich)

  • Wouter Reyns

    (Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University
    Namur Institute of Complex Systems, and the Institute of Life, Earth, and Environment, Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Namur University)

  • Jacques Roy

    (Ecotron Européen de Montpellier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Jochen Schuetz

    (Faculty of Sciences, Hasselt University)

  • Sonia I. Seneviratne

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich)

  • Pete Smith

    (Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen)

  • Francesca Solmi

    (Data Science Institute, Hasselt University)

  • Jan Staes

    (Ecosystem Management Research Group (ECOBE), University of Antwerp)

  • Wim Thiery

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich
    Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

  • Sofie Thijs

    (Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University)

  • Inne Vanderkelen

    (Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

  • Wouter Landuyt

    (Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO))

  • Erik Verbruggen

    (Plants and Ecosystems (PLECO), University of Antwerp)

  • Nele Witters

    (Environmental Economics, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University)

  • Jakob Zscheischler

    (Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich
    Climate and Environmental Physics, University of Bern
    Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern)

  • Jaco Vangronsveld

    (Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University
    Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University)

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.

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  • Francois Rineau & Robert Malina & Natalie Beenaerts & Natascha Arnauts & Richard D. Bardgett & Matty P. Berg & Annelies Boerema & Liesbeth Bruckers & Jan Clerinx & Edouard L. Davin & Hans J. Boeck & T, 2019. "Towards more predictive and interdisciplinary climate change ecosystem experiments," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 9(11), pages 809-816, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:9:y:2019:i:11:d:10.1038_s41558-019-0609-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-019-0609-3
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