A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network
Open top chambers (OTCs) were adopted as the recommended warming mechanism by the International Tundra Experiment network in the early 1990s. Since then, OTCs have been deployed across the globe. Hundreds of papers have reported the impacts of OTCs on the abiotic environment and the biota. Here, we...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/as-2022-0030 2024-06-23T07:48:12+00:00 A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network Hollister, Robert D. Elphinstone, Cassandra Henry, Greg H. R. Bjorkman, Anne D. Klanderud, Kari Björk, Robert G. Björkman, Mats P. Bokhorst, Stef Carbognani, Michele Cooper, Elisabeth J. Dorrepaal, Ellen Elmendorf, Sarah C. Fetcher, Ned Gallois, Elise C. Guðmundsson, Jón Healey, Nathan C. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala Klarenberg, Ingeborg J. Oberbauer, Steven F. Macek, Petr May, Jeremy L. Mereghetti, Alessandro Molau, Ulf Petraglia, Alessandro Rinnan, Riikka Rixen, Christian Wookey, Philip A. 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2022-0030 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2022-0030 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2022-0030 en eng Canadian Science Publishing https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en_GB Arctic Science volume 9, issue 2, page 331-344 ISSN 2368-7460 journal-article 2023 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2022-0030 2024-06-13T04:10:47Z Open top chambers (OTCs) were adopted as the recommended warming mechanism by the International Tundra Experiment network in the early 1990s. Since then, OTCs have been deployed across the globe. Hundreds of papers have reported the impacts of OTCs on the abiotic environment and the biota. Here, we review the impacts of the OTC on the physical environment, with comments on the appropriateness of using OTCs to characterize the response of biota to warming. The purpose of this review is to guide readers to previously published work and to provide recommendations for continued use of OTCs to understand the implications of warming on low stature ecosystems. In short, the OTC is a useful tool to experimentally manipulate temperature; however, the characteristics and magnitude of warming varies greatly in different environments; therefore, it is important to document chamber performance to maximize the interpretation of biotic response. When coupled with long-term monitoring, warming experiments are a valuable means to understand the impacts of climate change on natural ecosystems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Tundra Canadian Science Publishing Arctic Science |
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Open top chambers (OTCs) were adopted as the recommended warming mechanism by the International Tundra Experiment network in the early 1990s. Since then, OTCs have been deployed across the globe. Hundreds of papers have reported the impacts of OTCs on the abiotic environment and the biota. Here, we review the impacts of the OTC on the physical environment, with comments on the appropriateness of using OTCs to characterize the response of biota to warming. The purpose of this review is to guide readers to previously published work and to provide recommendations for continued use of OTCs to understand the implications of warming on low stature ecosystems. In short, the OTC is a useful tool to experimentally manipulate temperature; however, the characteristics and magnitude of warming varies greatly in different environments; therefore, it is important to document chamber performance to maximize the interpretation of biotic response. When coupled with long-term monitoring, warming experiments are a valuable means to understand the impacts of climate change on natural ecosystems. |
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Hollister, Robert D. Elphinstone, Cassandra Henry, Greg H. R. Bjorkman, Anne D. Klanderud, Kari Björk, Robert G. Björkman, Mats P. Bokhorst, Stef Carbognani, Michele Cooper, Elisabeth J. Dorrepaal, Ellen Elmendorf, Sarah C. Fetcher, Ned Gallois, Elise C. Guðmundsson, Jón Healey, Nathan C. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala Klarenberg, Ingeborg J. Oberbauer, Steven F. Macek, Petr May, Jeremy L. Mereghetti, Alessandro Molau, Ulf Petraglia, Alessandro Rinnan, Riikka Rixen, Christian Wookey, Philip A. |
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Hollister, Robert D. Elphinstone, Cassandra Henry, Greg H. R. Bjorkman, Anne D. Klanderud, Kari Björk, Robert G. Björkman, Mats P. Bokhorst, Stef Carbognani, Michele Cooper, Elisabeth J. Dorrepaal, Ellen Elmendorf, Sarah C. Fetcher, Ned Gallois, Elise C. Guðmundsson, Jón Healey, Nathan C. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala Klarenberg, Ingeborg J. Oberbauer, Steven F. Macek, Petr May, Jeremy L. Mereghetti, Alessandro Molau, Ulf Petraglia, Alessandro Rinnan, Riikka Rixen, Christian Wookey, Philip A. A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network |
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Hollister, Robert D. Elphinstone, Cassandra Henry, Greg H. R. Bjorkman, Anne D. Klanderud, Kari Björk, Robert G. Björkman, Mats P. Bokhorst, Stef Carbognani, Michele Cooper, Elisabeth J. Dorrepaal, Ellen Elmendorf, Sarah C. Fetcher, Ned Gallois, Elise C. Guðmundsson, Jón Healey, Nathan C. Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala Klarenberg, Ingeborg J. Oberbauer, Steven F. Macek, Petr May, Jeremy L. Mereghetti, Alessandro Molau, Ulf Petraglia, Alessandro Rinnan, Riikka Rixen, Christian Wookey, Philip A. |
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A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network |
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A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network |
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A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network |
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A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network |
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A review of open top chamber (OTC) performance across the ITEX Network |
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review of open top chamber (otc) performance across the itex network |
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