Investigating the consequences of climate change under different land‐use regimes: a novel experimental infrastructure

• Published in: Ecosphere (Washington, D.C) Vol. 10; no. 3
• Main Authors: Schädler, Martin, Buscot, Francois, Klotz, Stefan, Reitz, Thomas, Durka, Walter, Bumberger, Jan, Merbach, Ines, Michalski, Stefan G., Kirsch, Konrad, Remmler, Paul, Schulz, Elke, Auge, Harald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2019
• Subjects: agroecosystems; automation; Autumn; biocenosis; Biodiversity; Climate change; Climatic conditions; climatic factors; crop fields; Ecological function; Ecosystems; Experiments; Farming systems; field experimentation; Field tests; Global Change Experimental Facility (GCEF); Grasslands; heat sums; infrastructure; Interdisciplinary research; Irrigation systems; Land use; land use change; Land use planning; microevolution; night temperature; rain; rain‐out shelter; Realism; soil; soil processes; species interactions; Spring; Summer; Vegetation; France; Switzerland; Europe; Germany

Climate change and land‐use change are considered as the most important threats to ecosystems. Both factors can be expected to have interacting influences on ecosystem functions directly and indirectly via changes in biodiversity. Knowledge about these interactions is limited due to a lack of experi...