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Moving beyond methods: the need for a diverse programme in climate change research
Author(s) -
Thompson Ross M.,
Beardall John,
Beringer Jason,
Grace Mike,
Sardina Paula
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
ecology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.852
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1461-0248
pISSN - 1461-023X
DOI - 10.1111/ele.12202
Subject(s) - climate change , range (aeronautics) , environmental resource management , ecology , ecosystem , environmental science , climatology , computer science , biology , geology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Understanding effects of climate change on ecosystems will require a diverse range of approaches. We proposed using downscaled climate models to generate realistic weather scenarios as experimental treatments. Kreyling et al . propose a gradient approach to determine the shape of response functions. These approaches are different, but highly complementary.