Phenological patterns of herbaceous Mediterranean plant communities in spring is there a difference between native and formerly-cultivated grasslands?

• Published in: Plant ecology and evolution Vol. 155; no. 2; pp. 207 - 220
• Main Authors: Hess, Manon C.M., Gómez-Ruiz, Pilar Angélica, Morellato, Leonor Patricia C., Buisson, Elise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Meise Royal Botanical Society of Belgium 01.01.2022; Pensoft Publishers; Botanic Garden Meise and Royal Botanical Society of Belgium; Meise Botanic Garden
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Carbon; Climate change; Composition; Ecosystems; Environmental factors; Environmental Sciences; Flowering; Flowers & plants; Fruits; Grasslands; Grazing; Moisture effects; Phenology; Phosphorus; Plant communities; Plant reproduction; Plants (botany); Pollinators; RESEARCH ARTICLE; Seeds; Sheep; Species composition; Steppes; Vegetation; France

Background and aims – Plant phenology, defined as the timing of recurring life events like leaf flushing, flowering, or fruiting, is highly sensitive to environmental factors such as photoperiod, temperature, and moisture. Phenological synchrony between interacting species – such as plants and their...