Appropriate experimental ecosystem warming methods by ecosystem, objective, and practicality

摘要: The temperature of the Earth is rising, and highly likely to continue do so for foreseeable future. study effects sustained heating on ecosystems world necessary that we might predict respond coming changes both large small spatial scales. To this end, ecosystem warming studies have been performed more than 20 years using a variety methods. These methods fall into two general categories: active passive. Active include heatresistance cables, infrared (IR) lamps field chambers. Passive nighttime passive An extensive literature review was all sites were compiled master list. divided by latitude precipitation, as well method type used response variables investigated. goals identify: (1) most generally applicable, inexpensive effective methods; (2) areas are understudied or studied only limited It found applicable method, one true climate change predictions, IR lamp installation. least expensive extreme lower upper latitudes investigated with methods, upper-mid-latitudes (60–808) there published other Ecosystem limitations recommendations discussed.