This paper describes 13 advanced controlled environment facilities for experimental ecosystem studies, herein termed Ecotrons, open to the international community. Ecotrons enable simulation of a wide range of natural environmental conditions in replicated and independent experimental units while measuring various ecosystem processes.
Roy, J., Rineau, F., De Boeck, H.J., Nijs, I., Pütz, T., Abiven, S., Arnone, J.A., III, Barton, C.V.M., Beenaerts, N., Brüggemann, N., Dainese, M., Domisch, T., Eisenhauer, N., Garré, S., Gebler, A., Ghirardo, A., Jasoni, R.L., Kowalchuk, G., Landais, D., Larsen, S.H., Leemans, V., Le Galliard, J.‐F., Longdoz, B., Massol, F., Mikkelsen, T.N., Niedrist, G., Piel, C., Ravel, O., Sauze, J., Schmidt, A., Schnitzler, J.‐P., Teixeira, L.H., Tjoelker, M.G., Weisser, W.W., Winkler, B. and Milcu, A. (2021), Ecotrons: Powerful and versatile ecosystem analysers for ecology, agronomy and environmental science. Glob Change Biol. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15471
