On quantifying the apparent temperature sensitivity of plant phenology

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 225; no. 2; pp. 1033 - 1040
• Main Authors: Keenan, Trevor F., Richardson, Andrew D., Hufkens, Koen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley 01.01.2020
• Subjects: autumn; bud‐burst; climate; ecological function; ecosystem; Environmental Sciences; growing degree days; land surface; Life Sciences; Methods; phenology; seasonal variation; spring; temperature; uncertainty; warming; spring; ecosystem; bud-burst; growing degree days; warming; land surface; autumn
• ISSN: 0028-646X; 1469-8137; 1469-8137
• DOI: 10.1111/nph.16114

• Many plant phenological events are sensitive to temperature, leading to changes in the seasonal cycle of ecosystem function as the climate warms. To evaluate the current and future implications of temperature changes for plant phenology, researchers commonly use a metric of temperature sensitivity...