Can spatial data substitute temporal data in phenological modelling? A survey using birch flowering

• Published in: Tree physiology Vol. 33; no. 12; pp. 1256 - 1268
• Main Authors: Jochner, S., Caffarra, A., Menzel, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Oxford University Press (OUP) 01.12.2013
• Subjects: Betula - physiology; Betula - radiation effects; Flowers - physiology; Flowers - radiation effects; Geography; Life Sciences; Linear Models; Phenotype; Photoperiod; Seasons; Temperature; Time Factors; Vegetal Biology; urbanization gradient; Munich; chilling; space-for-time substitution; temperature; Betula pendula Roth; linear model; DORMPHOT

In addition to the evaluation of long-term series, the analysis of spatial gradients, such as urbanization gradients, may be helpful in assessing phenological responses to global warming. But are phenological responses of birch (Betula pendula Roth) assessed by temperature variations comparable over...