Combined volunteer and ecological network observations show broad-scale temperature-sensitivity patterns for deciduous plant flowering and leaf-out times across the eastern USA
Gallinat AS, Schwartz MD, Donnelly A, Li X, Crimmins TM. 2025. Combined volunteer and ecological network observations show broad-scale temperature-sensitivity patterns for deciduous plant flowering and leaf-out times across the eastern USA. Journal of Ecology. :1-15
SYNTHESIS: Phenological ‘big data’ encompassing over 100 species across the eastern USA shows that leaf-out and flowering occur earlier with warmer temperatures and that native species and individuals at high latitudes tend to have weaker temperature sensitivities than introduced species and more southern plants; these findings suggest adaptations within and across species to avoid leafing out and flowering under harsh environmental conditions.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Gallinat, Amanda; Schwartz, Mark; Donnelly, Alison; Li, Xiaolu; Crimmins, Theresa
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- growth habit, GRSM-01077, GRSM-01202, local adaptation, macrophenology, National Ecological Observatory Network, Nature's Notebook, NEON, phenological sensitivity, Twin Creeks, USA National Phenology Network, volunteer-contributed data