Journal article
Ten practical guidelines for microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems
P De Frenne, R Beugnon, D Klinges, J Lenoir, P Niittynen, S Pincebourde, RA Senior, J Aalto, K Chytrý, PK Gillingham, C Greiser, E Gril, S Haesen, M Kearney, M Kopecký, PC le Roux, M Luoto, I Maclean, M Man, R Penczykowski Show all
Methods in Ecology and Evolution | WILEY | Published : 2025
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Abstract
Most biodiversity dynamics and ecosystem processes on land take place in microclimates that are decoupled from the climate as measured by standardised weather stations in open, unshaded locations. As a result, microclimate monitoring is increasingly being integrated in many studies in ecology and evolution. Overviews of the protocols and measurement methods related to microclimate are needed, especially for those starting in the field and to achieve more generality and standardisation in microclimate studies. Here, we present 10 practical guidelines for ground-based research of terrestrial microclimates, covering methods and best practices from initial conceptualisation of the study to data ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; SoilTemp Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) Scientific Research Network, Grant/Award Number: W004024; H2020 European Research Council, Grant/Award Number: 101124948 and 883669; Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism (SMWK), Grant/Award Number: 3-7304/35/6-2021/48880; National Science Foundation-GRFP NoDGE, Grant/Award Number: 1842473; Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), Grant/Award Number: ANR-21-CE32-0012-03, ANR-19-CE32-0005-01, ANR-20-CE02-0011 and ANR-20-CE32-0003-02; Region Hauts-de-France; Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche and the European Fund for Regional Economic Development; Seedcorn Fund, Grant/Award Number: 880698; Swedish Research Council Formas, Grant/Award Number: 2021-01993; Internal Funds of KU Leuven; Czech Science Foundation, Grant/Award Number: GACR 23-06614S; Czech Academy of Sciences, Grant/Award Number: RVO 67985939; Research Council of Finland, Grant/Award Number: 342890, 1342890, 349606 and 353218; Natural Environment Research Council, Grant/Award Number: NE/V000772/1; National Science Foundation, Grant/Award Number: DEB-2240087;ANID, Grant/Award Number: PIA/ACT 210038; FWO, Grant/Award Number: 1S90923N and 12A0L25N; BiodivERsA BiodivMon-projectASICS; Belspo