title: Moving beyond methods: the need for a diverse programme in climate change research.
abstract: Understanding effects of climate change on ecosystems will require a diverse range of approaches. We proposed using downscaled climate models to generate realistic weather scenarios as experimental treatments. Kreyling et al. propose a gradient approach to determine the shape of response functions. These approaches are different, but highly complementary.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT2617, Australia.
authors.forename: Ross M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beardall
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beringer
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grace
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sardina
mesh_terms: D057231:Climate Change; D017753:Ecosystem; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012107:Research Design / Q000639:trends*
keywords: climate change; community ecology; downscaled climate models; experimental treatments; weather scenarios