TY - JOUR
T1 - Tracking the rhythm of the seasons in the face of global change
T2 - Phenological research in the 21 st century
AU - Morisette, Jeffrey T.
AU - Richardson, Andrew D.
AU - Knapp, Alan K.
AU - Fisher, Jeremy I.
AU - Graham, Eric A.
AU - Abatzoglou, John
AU - Wilson, Bruce E.
AU - Breshears, David D.
AU - Henebry, Geoffrey M.
AU - Hanes, Jonathan M.
AU - Liang, Liang
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - Phenology is the study of recurring life-cycle events, classic examples being the flowering of plants and animal migration. Phenological responses are increasingly relevant for addressing applied environmental issues. Yet, challenges remain with respect to spanning scales of observation, integrating observations across taxa, and modeling phenological sequences to enable ecological forecasts in light of future climate change. Recent advances that are helping to address these questions include refined landscape-scale phenology estimates from satellite data, advanced, instrument-based approaches for field measurements, and new cyberinfrastructure for archiving and distribution of products. These breakthroughs are improving our understanding in diverse areas, including modeling land-surface exchange, evaluating climate-phenology relationships, and making land-management decisions.
AB - Phenology is the study of recurring life-cycle events, classic examples being the flowering of plants and animal migration. Phenological responses are increasingly relevant for addressing applied environmental issues. Yet, challenges remain with respect to spanning scales of observation, integrating observations across taxa, and modeling phenological sequences to enable ecological forecasts in light of future climate change. Recent advances that are helping to address these questions include refined landscape-scale phenology estimates from satellite data, advanced, instrument-based approaches for field measurements, and new cyberinfrastructure for archiving and distribution of products. These breakthroughs are improving our understanding in diverse areas, including modeling land-surface exchange, evaluating climate-phenology relationships, and making land-management decisions.
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U2 - 10.1890/070217
DO - 10.1890/070217
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:61849097403
SN - 1540-9295
VL - 7
SP - 253
EP - 260
JO - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
JF - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
IS - 5
ER -
