From observations to experiments in phenology research investigating climate change impacts on trees and shrubs using dormant twigs

• Published in: Annals of botany Vol. 116; no. 6; pp. 889 - 897
• Main Authors: Primack, Richard B., Laube, Julia, Gallinat, Amanda S., Menzel, Annette
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Climate Change; Ecosystem; Forests; Introduced Species; Phenotype; Photoperiod; Plant Leaves - physiology; Plant Leaves - radiation effects; Seasons; Temperature; Time Factors; Trees - physiology; Trees - radiation effects; VIEWPOINT: PART OF A SPECIAL ISSUE ON PLANTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE; shrubs; phenology; trees; invasive species; leaf-out; flowering time; winter chilling; woody plants; humidity; Dormant twigs; photoperiod; frost tolerance; climate change

Climate change is advancing the leaf-out times of many plant species and mostly extending the growing season in temperate ecosystems. Laboratory experiments using twig cuttings from woody plant species present an affordable, easily replicated approach to investigate the relative importance of factor...