Towards more predictive and interdisciplinary climate change ecosystem experiments

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, Tom Dobbelaer, Marta Dondini, Frederik Laender, Jacintha Ellers, Oscar Franken, Lucy Gilbert, Lukas Gudmundsson, Ivan A. Janssens, David Johnson, Sebastien Lizin, Bernard Longdoz, Patrick Meire, Dominique Meremans, Ann Milbau, Michele Moretti, Ivan Nijs, Anne Nobel, Iuliu Sorin Pop, Thomas Puetz, Wouter Reyns, Jacques Roy, Jochen Schuetz, Sonia I. Seneviratne, Pete Smith, Francesca Solmi, Jan Staes, Wim Thiery, Sofie Thijs, Inne Vanderkelen, Wouter Landuyt, Erik Verbruggen, Nele Witters, Jakob Zscheischler and Jaco Vangronsveld
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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
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
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
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
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
Jaco Vangronsveld: Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University

Nature Climate Change, 2019, vol. 9, issue 11, 809-816

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2019
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