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Kundel, Dominika; Meyer, Svenja; Birkhofer, Herbert; Fliessbach, Andreas; Mäder, Paul; Scheu, Stefan; van Kleunen, Mark; Birkhofer, Klaus. |
Climate change models predict reduced summer precipitations for most European countries, including more frequent and extreme summer droughts. Rainout-shelters which intercept part of the natural precipitation provide an effective tool to investigate effects of different precipitation levels on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. In this study, we evaluate and describe in detail a fixed-location rainout shelter (2.5×2.5m) with partial interception of natural rainfall. We provide a complete parts list, a construction manual and detailed CAD drawings allowing to rebuild and use these shelters for rainfall manipulation studies. In addition, we describe a rainout-shelter control treatment giving the possibility to quantify and account for potential shelter... |
Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Technology transfer; Environmental aspects. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/33023/1/Kundel_etal_2018_frontiersEnviSci_Vol6_article14_p1-9.pdf |
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