Affiliation:
1. Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
2. Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), 14195 Berlin, Germany.
Abstract
Many factors influence global change
Global environmental change is driven by multiple natural and anthropogenic factors. With a focus on global change as it affects soils, Rillig
et al.
point out that nearly all published studies consider just one or two factors at a time (see the Perspective by Manning). In a laboratory experiment, they tested 10 drivers of global change both individually and in combination, at levels ranging from 2 to 10 factors. They found that soil properties, processes, and microbial communities could not be predicted from single-effect responses and that multiple factors in combination produced unsuspected responses. They concluded that single-factor studies remain important for uncovering mechanisms but that global change biology needs to embrace more fully the multitude of drivers impinging on ecosystems.
Science
, this issue p.
886
; see also p.
801
Funder
H2020 European Research Council
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Cited by
417 articles.
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