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Tag: phenology

Ecosystems

Spring is coming a week earlier to European forests

Botanists found evidence for the effects of climate change stored in herbaria.

by Alun SaltMay 3, 2022May 3, 2022
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Ecosystems

Changing seasons change tree growth, changing carbon sequestration by forests

An earlier spring changes the growing conditions for trees, and not always for the better.

by Dale MayleaMarch 1, 2022March 1, 2022
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Simulated budburst, flowering and véraison
Computational Models Growth & Development

Building a better grapevine model

A new perennial fruit crop accurately depicts phenology, light interception, carbohydrate allocation and reserve dynamics, and yield components.

by Rachel ShekarOctober 22, 2021October 26, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Plants can become less uniform by duplicating their genome

Though the experiment was limited to two genotypes of a single species, these findings support the idea that whole genome duplication can indeed increase plasticity.

by Fi GennuJune 29, 2021June 29, 2021
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Growth & Development

Do Thoreau’s observations and herbarium records see the same changes in fruiting?

Thoreau’s last manuscript could help understand the future climate of New England.

by Fi GennuApril 29, 2021April 29, 2021
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Plants & People

Advancing flowering is altering the dates of some cultural events

Concern that flowers are blooming earlier is about more than wish to return to the good old days.

by Alun SaltMarch 31, 2021March 31, 2021
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Ecosystems

Climate change will scramble the biological clock of the forest floor

Plants react to a combination of changes in temperature and water availability in different ways.

by Alun SaltJanuary 22, 2021January 22, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Flowering time likely an important driver of speciation in South African Restionaceae

Allochrony is one of few ways for wind-pollinated species to achieve reproductive isolation.

by Erin ZimmermanJanuary 7, 2021January 6, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

A new assessment of Madagascar’s Coffea species shows which traits reflect phylogenetic signal

Flowering phenology appears to have a strong genetic component, and may serve as a barrier to hybridization

by Erin ZimmermanNovember 21, 2020November 20, 2020
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Close Encounters

Greater floral overlap and pollinator generalization favoured in a buzz-pollinated plant

Simultaneous flowering and low pollinator specialization led to greater reproductive success.

by Erin ZimmermanSeptember 25, 2020September 25, 2020
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Plants & People

Training and high quality images needed for best online annotation of digital specimens

Volunteers produced the most accurate annotations in-person, but both in-person and online volunteers gave good results.

by Erin ZimmermanJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020
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Close Encounters

Climate Change Spells Bad News for Bambi

Optimum vegetation for the roe deer reproductive season is coming earlier in the year, but the birth dates lagging, leaving less forage for deer at a critical time.

by Alun SaltJuly 20, 2020July 20, 2020
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Growth & Development

Corner’s rules hold up across the growing season

The relationship between twig cross-sectional area and leaf surface area varied little over the course of the season.

by Erin ZimmermanJuly 10, 2020July 8, 2020
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Ecosystems Growth & Development

What makes a good invasive species – genetics or plasticity? Insights from Impatiens glandulifera

Understanding what makes invasive plant species so good at invading may help us protect vulnerable plant biodiversity.

by Liam ElliottJune 27, 2020June 27, 2020
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