Mesocosm Experiments as a Tool for Ecological Climate-Change Research

• Published in: Advances in Ecological Research Vol. 48; pp. 71 - 181
• Main Authors: Stewart, Rebecca I.A., Dossena, Matteo, Bohan, David A., Jeppesen, Erik, Kordas, Rebecca L., Ledger, Mark E., Meerhoff, Mariana, Moss, Brian, Mulder, Christian, Shurin, Jonathan B., Suttle, Blake, Thompson, Ross, Trimmer, Mark, Woodward, Guy
• Format: Book Chapter Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science & Technology 2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biodiversity change; Climate change; Drought; Ecosystem processes; Environmental Sciences; Eutrophication; Extreme events; Floods; Food webs; Global warming; Habitat fragmentation; Life Sciences; Mesocosms; Microcosms; Ocean acidification; Vegetal Biology; Ecosystem processes; Extreme events; Biodiversity change; Food webs; Floods; Ocean acidification; Eutrophication; Mesocosms; Climate change; Habitat fragmentation; Global warming; Drought; Microcosms; FOOD-WEB STRUCTURE; ECO-EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS; SAFE OPERATING SPACE; CONTINENTAL-SCALE PATTERNS; TEMPERATURE-SIZE RULE; GLOBAL CARBON-CYCLE; BODY-SIZE; FRESH-WATER MICROCOSMS; SHALLOW LAKES; OCEAN ACIDIFICATION

Predicting the ecological causes and consequences of global climate change requires a variety of approaches, including the use of experiments, models, and surveys. Among experiments, mesocosms have become increasingly popular because they provide an important bridge between smaller, more tightly con...