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Experimental design of multifactor climate change experiments with elevated CO2, warming and drought: the CLIMAITE project

Mikkelsen, T N ; Beier, C ; Jonasson, S ; Holmstrup, M ; Schmidt, I K ; Ambus, P ; Pilegaard, K ; Michelsen, A ; Albert, K and Andresen, L C , et al. (2008) In Functional Ecology 22(1). p.185-195
Abstract
Recent findings indicate that the interactions among CO2, temperature and water can be substantial, and that the combined effects on the biological systems of several factors may not be predicted from experiments with one or a few factors. Therefore realistic multifactorial experiments involving a larger set of main factors are needed. We describe a new Danish climate change-related field scale experiment, CLIMAITE, in a heath/grassland ecosystem. CLIMAITE is a full factorial combination of elevated CO2, elevated temperature and prolonged summer drought. The manipulations are intended to mimic anticipated major environmental changes at the site by year 2075 as closely as possible. The impacts on ecosystem processes and functioning (at... (More)
Recent findings indicate that the interactions among CO2, temperature and water can be substantial, and that the combined effects on the biological systems of several factors may not be predicted from experiments with one or a few factors. Therefore realistic multifactorial experiments involving a larger set of main factors are needed. We describe a new Danish climate change-related field scale experiment, CLIMAITE, in a heath/grassland ecosystem. CLIMAITE is a full factorial combination of elevated CO2, elevated temperature and prolonged summer drought. The manipulations are intended to mimic anticipated major environmental changes at the site by year 2075 as closely as possible. The impacts on ecosystem processes and functioning (at ecophysiological levels, through responses by individuals and communities to ecosystem-level responses) are investigated simultaneously. The increase of [CO2] closely corresponds with the scenarios for year 2075, while the warming treatment is at the lower end of the predictions and seems to be the most difficult treatment to increase without unwanted side effects on the other variables. The drought treatment follows predictions of increased frequency of drought periods in summer. The combination of the treatments does not create new unwanted side effects on the treatments relative to the treatments alone. (Less)
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ecosystem manipulation, FACE, heathland, grassland
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Functional Ecology
volume
22
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1
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185 - 195
publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
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  • wos:000252443600023
  • scopus:38149061959
ISSN
1365-2435
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01362.x
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English
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  abstract     = {{Recent findings indicate that the interactions among CO2, temperature and water can be substantial, and that the combined effects on the biological systems of several factors may not be predicted from experiments with one or a few factors. Therefore realistic multifactorial experiments involving a larger set of main factors are needed. We describe a new Danish climate change-related field scale experiment, CLIMAITE, in a heath/grassland ecosystem. CLIMAITE is a full factorial combination of elevated CO2, elevated temperature and prolonged summer drought. The manipulations are intended to mimic anticipated major environmental changes at the site by year 2075 as closely as possible. The impacts on ecosystem processes and functioning (at ecophysiological levels, through responses by individuals and communities to ecosystem-level responses) are investigated simultaneously. The increase of [CO2] closely corresponds with the scenarios for year 2075, while the warming treatment is at the lower end of the predictions and seems to be the most difficult treatment to increase without unwanted side effects on the other variables. The drought treatment follows predictions of increased frequency of drought periods in summer. The combination of the treatments does not create new unwanted side effects on the treatments relative to the treatments alone.}},
  author       = {{Mikkelsen, T N and Beier, C and Jonasson, S and Holmstrup, M and Schmidt, I K and Ambus, P and Pilegaard, K and Michelsen, A and Albert, K and Andresen, L C and Arndal, M F and Bruun, N and Christensen, S and Danbaek, S and Gundersen, P and Jorgensen, P and Linden, L G and Kongstad, J and Maraldo, K and Prieme, A and Riis-Nielsen, T and Ro-Poulsen, H and Stevnbak, K and Selsted, M B and Sorensen, P and Larsen, K S and Carter, M S and Ibrom, A and Martinussen, T and Miglietta, F and Sverdrup, Harald}},
  issn         = {{1365-2435}},
  keywords     = {{ecosystem manipulation; FACE; heathland; grassland}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{185--195}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{Functional Ecology}},
  title        = {{Experimental design of multifactor climate change experiments with elevated CO2, warming and drought: the CLIMAITE project}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01362.x}},
  doi          = {{10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01362.x}},
  volume       = {{22}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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