Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Alessandro Fisogni, Natasha de Manincor, C. David Bertelsen, Nicole E. Rafferty
Summary: This study examines the changes in flowering synchrony within and among plant communities in response to changing climate. The results show that flowering synchrony significantly decreases with increasing temperatures and has locally-dependent effects in combination with reduced precipitation. However, there is an increase in synchrony within plant species occurring in multiple communities, indicating a homogenization of flowering phenology across the gradient. These changes in flowering synchrony may have far-reaching and negative effects on ecosystem stability.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ruben D. Manzanedo, Aji John, Meera L. Sethi, Elli J. Theobald, Berry Brosi, Joshua Jenkins, Ava Kloss-Schmidt, Emilia Lia, Annie Schiffer, Jordana Sevigny, Anna Wilson, Yonit Yogev, Janneke Hille Ris Lambers
Summary: This study presents a long-term and high-resolution phenological dataset from 17 wildflower species, which were collected as part of the MeadoWatch community science project. The dataset is of high quality and reliability, making it suitable for ecological research.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rongrong Zhang, Junyu Qi, Song Leng, Qianfeng Wang
Summary: This study investigates the long-term trends of phenological parameters of different vegetation types in China north of 30 degrees N and their responses to preseason temperature and precipitation. The results indicate that preseason temperature has a strong controlling effect on vegetation phenology. Crop phenology is greatly influenced by human activities, while preseason precipitation has a stronger impact on the end date of the growing season.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jarrod Kath, Vivekananda Mittahalli Byrareddy, Kathryn Reardon-Smith, Shahbaz Mushtaq
Summary: A study found that climate change-induced early flowering alters the sensitivity of plants to climate stress and affects crop yield. The study also highlights the importance of considering changes in plant phenology when predicting crop yield.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tabasum Hassan, Maroof Hamid, Sajad A. Wani, Akhtar H. Malik, Showkat A. Waza, Anzar A. Khuroo
Summary: In this study, the authors investigate the shifts in spring flowering phenology of Sternbergia vernalis in response to changing climate in Kashmir Himalaya. The results show a significant advancement in flowering time influenced by increasing temperatures, while precipitation has a less significant impact. The integrated use of multiple methodological approaches enhances understanding of long-term phenological shifts in response to climate change.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xianping Wang, Yinzhan Liu, Xin Li, Shibin He, Mingxing Zhong, Fude Shang
Summary: Climate change has a significant impact on spring and autumn plant phenology, but the study of autumn phenology, especially autumn flowering phenology, is lacking. In this study, we investigated the spatiotemporal pattern of Osmanthus fragrans phenology and found that latitude strongly affects its leaf phenology and flowering phenology. Both leaf and flowering phenology are negatively correlated with growing degree-days, cold degree-days, and annual precipitation. The results suggest that future climate change may delay the phenological sequence of O. fragrans.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Karen E. Rice, Rebecca A. Montgomery, Artur Stefanski, Roy L. Rich, Peter B. Reich
Summary: Herbaceous perennials showed species-specific responses to experimental warming and reduced summer rainfall, with some species advancing flowering while others delayed it. Changes in phenology led to differences in temporal overlap between species, potentially resulting in fewer resources for insects or a mismatch between plants and pollinators.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Miao Liu, Yaohui Zhu, Hao Yang, Ruiliang Pu, Chunxia Qiu, Fa Zhao, Shaoyu Han, Weimeng Xu, Yang Meng, Huiling Long, Guijun Yang
Summary: The accurate prediction of the first flowering date (FFD) is crucial for precise orchard production management. Existing methods based on air temperature cannot accurately predict FFD under complex meteorological conditions. Therefore, we propose a method that uses remote sensing land surface temperature (LST) to predict spatially continuous apple FFD. The developed method shows promising results, demonstrating its potential in orchard production management.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
David W. Inouye
Summary: Climate change is a significant aspect of the current ecological landscape that impacts global and local environments. Researchers have progressed from basic descriptions of temporal changes to investigating the underlying causes, impacts, and consequences of these changes at both ecological and evolutionary scales. This era presents an exciting yet sometimes disheartening time for scientists.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-CLIMATE CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Biophysics
Ola Langvall, Mikaell Ottosson Lofvenius
Summary: Climate change can impact vegetative growth patterns, making long-term phenological measurements important for analysis. Records of phase changes can be beneficial, but often lack statistical precision for gradual changes. Monitoring forest tree and berry phenology traits is necessary for understanding transitions and impacts on food resources.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biophysics
Hui Wang, Zexing Tao, Huanjiong Wang, Quansheng Ge
Summary: The study found that the proportion of bud-burst followed a logistic function over time at a given temperature, and a mathematical model was developed to simulate and predict bud-burst in woody plants under different temperature conditions using parameterization. The results indicated that with increasing temperature, the bud-burst rate increased monotonically while the temperature sensitivity decreased.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Isaac W. Park, Tadeo Ramirez-Parada, Susan J. Mazer
Summary: In recent decades, the final frost dates of winter have advanced throughout North America, leading to earlier flowering times for many angiosperm taxa. This shift may reduce plant fitness, but the risk of floral exposure to frost has declined in 66% of sampled species due to last frost dates advancing more rapidly than flowering dates. Exotic species also exhibit lower frost risk than native species, as they typically inhabit warmer habitats with an earlier frost-free period.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Katherine A. Culbertson, Mark S. Garland, Richard K. Walton, Louise Zemaitis, Victoria M. Pocius
Summary: Research indicates that Eastern North American monarch butterflies are showing a significant delay in migration timing, which may be related to warming temperatures. While there is no significant change in population at the study location, data from overwintering sites in Mexico show a substantial decline in monarch abundance over the same period.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biophysics
Pascal L. Snyman, Jennifer M. Fitchett
Summary: This study analyzed historical records and social media data to examine the flowering patterns of daisies in the Namaqualand region of South Africa and the impact of climate change on their timing. The results showed that the flowering dates of Namaqualand daisies are advancing, and increasing temperatures are the main driving factor. These findings have significant implications for the tourism industry in the region.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Daijiang Li, Narayani Barve, Laura Brenskelle, Kamala Earl, Vijay Barve, Michael W. Belitz, Joshua Doby, Maggie M. Hantak, Jessica A. Oswald, Brian J. Stucky, Mitch Walters, Robert P. Guralnick
Summary: This study investigates the flowering patterns of 52 plant species using community science photographs and a novel estimation method. It found that warmer areas have longer flowering durations, particularly for summer-blooming species. Higher human population density and annual precipitation are associated with delayed flowering offset and extended flowering duration. Woody perennials are more sensitive to climate and urbanization drivers.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Matthias Neumair, Nicole Estrella, Annette Menzel, Donna P. Ankerst
Summary: This study investigated the impact of temperature and weather changes on fatal accidents in mountainous regions of Austria, finding significant associations between daily weather indices and fatal-accident risk.
WEATHER CLIMATE AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Fanxiang Meng, Ye Yuan, Stephan Jung, Bernd Stimm, Nicole Estrella, Annette Menzel
Summary: This study analyzed the flowering mechanisms and strategies of eight common tree species in Germany using long-term data and statistical models. It found increasing flowering intensities over time and higher synchrony among broadleaf species. Temperature and short-term drought were found to have influences on flowering intensity.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Eliza Placzkowska, Katarzyna Wasak-Sek, Miroslaw Zelazny, Lukasz Jelonkiewicz, Ilkka Syvanpera, Riku Paavola, Katja Sippola, Rauni Partanen, Michael Leuchner
Summary: This study examines the differences in chemistry of small headwater streams in Finnish Lapland with different plant communities. The results show that ion concentrations related to rock weathering vary the most, and that forest communities have higher ion concentrations in the catchments. Future changes in the northern treeline may affect the chemistry of surface water, depending on the direction of the changes.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Niels Doescher, Gunnar Ketzler, Michael Leuchner
Summary: We propose a new method to analyze and quantify the cooling effects of source areas of nocturnal cold-air drainage on a settlement. The method was applied to a complex catchment area in a low mountain range, where source areas were defined as hydrological sub-catchments. By excluding the energetic influence of the sub-catchments using artificial barriers, the cooling effect of each source area was determined. The results showed that even remote source areas can have a noticeable cooling effect on residential neighborhoods, with the strongest effect observed in sub-catchments near the target areas.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eliza Placzkowska, Karolina Mostowik, Heye Reemt Bogena, Michael Leuchner
Summary: To ensure good chemical status of surface water in Europe, it is important to study the comprehensive impact of land use and cover changes on the natural environment, particularly deforestation. A study was conducted in the Wustebach catchment using environmental monitoring data to assess the impact of partial deforestation on solute fluxes and stream water composition. The results showed that deforestation led to a dilution effect in stream water, with most ions showing decreasing trends in concentrations and fluxes. Only potassium (K+) and nitrate (NO3-) ions displayed increasing trends in both concentrations and fluxes in the partially deforested area.
Article
Environmental Sciences
O. Reitz, H. Bogena, B. Neuwirth, A. Sanchez-Azofeifa, A. Graf, J. Bates, M. Leuchner
Summary: By analyzing a series of measurements during the 2021 growing season, including eddy covariance-derived GPP, sap flow, Sentinel-2-derived canopy chlorophyll content, and in situ measured APAR, we quantified the importance of environmental factors for GPP models and focused on the changes under photosynthesis-limiting conditions. The results showed that the LUE of the canopy's green part was on average 4.0% +/- 2.3%, canopy chlorophyll content was crucial for GPP predictions, and on days with high VPD, both sap flow and GPP exhibited a clockwise hysteresis response to APAR, indicating stomatal closure related to water-limiting conditions at the ecosystem scale.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Oleg Askeyev, Sergey Monakhov, Igor Askeyev, Arthur Askeyev, Tim H. Sparks
Summary: Fish assemblages and environmental variables in the east edge of Europe were studied to describe and identify patterns of fish distribution in a poorly studied region. The impact of environmental factors on fish species and communities was analyzed using regression and ordination methods. The results showed significant differences in fish assemblages, probability of occurrences, and abundance between the eastern and western edges of Europe.
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES
(2023)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Roman Zweifel, Christoforos Pappas, Richard L. Peters, Flurin Babst, Daniel Balanzategui, David Basler, Ana Bastos, Mirela Beloiu, Nina Buchmann, Arun K. Bose, Sabine Braun, Alexander Damm, Petra D'Odorico, Jan U. H. Eitel, Sophia Etzold, Patrick Fonti, Elham Rouholahnejad Freund, Arthur Gessler, Matthias Haeni, Guenter Hoch, Ansgar Kahmen, Christian Korner, Jan Krejza, Frank Krumm, Michael Leuchner, Christoph Leuschner, Mirko Lukovic, Jordi Martinez-Vilalta, Radim Matula, Henning Meesenburg, Patrick Meir, Roman Plichta, Rafael Poyatos, Brigitte Rohner, Nadine Ruehr, Roberto L. Salomon, Tobias Scharnweber, Marcus Schaub, David N. Steger, Kathy Steppe, Christopher Still, Marko Stojanovic, Volodymyr Trotsiuk, Yann Vitasse, Georg von Arx, Martin Wilmking, Cedric Zahnd, Frank Sterck
Summary: Forests account for a significant amount of the world's biomass and biodiversity. To better understand forest dynamics, a global monitoring network is needed. This network should be capable of connecting existing monitoring sites and providing real-time data for assessments and predictions.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Johanna Kauffert, Sophie Baur, Michael Matiu, Andreas Koenig, Wibke Peters, Annette Menzel
Summary: Spring mowing in May and June is a major factor in the death of roe deer fawns in agricultural areas. Knowing the precise distribution of fawn births is crucial in guiding farmers to take precautions before mowing to prevent fawn deaths. Wildlife volunteers can act as citizen scientists by searching fields before mowing and providing data sets of rescued fawns and their approximate age at the time of rescue. However, the use of weather-dependent searches can lead to skewed birth distributions. Two algorithms were introduced to reconstruct reliable birth distribution parameters based on skewed samples, resulting in better estimates of mean and standard deviation values.
ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS AND EVIDENCE
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Mike Kendon, Mark McCarthy, Svetlana Jevrejeva, Andrew Matthews, Joanne Williams, Tim Sparks, Fritha West
Summary: This report summarizes the weather and climate of the UK in 2022, and provides historical context for essential climate variables. It is the ninth annual publication in the 'State of the UK Climate' series and an update to the 2021 report. The report uses the most up-to-date observational datasets of climate quality to assess UK climate trends, variations, and extremes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dermatology
Katinka Hvitman-Graflund, Tim Sparks, Katarina Varjonen
Summary: This study retrospectively reports the management, recurrence, and concurrent diseases in dogs with anal sacculitis (AS) in a veterinary clinic in Sweden. Local treatment and systemic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were effective in resolving the majority of cases. Dogs with concurrent cutaneous allergic disease had a higher recurrence rate of AS compared to other diseases, and the prevalence of AS was higher in this population than in the general clinic population.
VETERINARY DERMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Oleg Askeyev, Arthur Askeyev, Igor Askeyev, Tim Sparks
Summary: In this study, the first arrival dates of 31 migrant bird species in the Tatarstan Republic of Russia were investigated. Most of these species advanced their migration during the study period. The study found that higher spring temperatures in Tatarstan were associated with earlier arrival of these birds.
Article
Biology
Lars Uphus, Johannes Uhler, Cynthia Tobisch, Sandra Rojas-Botero, Marvin Luepke, Caryl Benjamin, Jana Englmeier, Ute Fricke, Cristina Ganuza, Maria Haensel, Sarah Redlich, Jie Zhang, Joerg Mueller, Annette Menzel
Summary: Urbanization and agricultural intensification are the main causes of recent insect decline in temperate Europe, while the direct effects of climate warming are still unclear. However, higher temperatures can lead to earlier spring leaf emergence, which may directly or indirectly affect insects. In this study, we investigated how spring temperature affects the start of season and spatial variability of green-up, and how these variables relate to insect biomass and richness across different land-use types in southern Germany. The results showed that the effects of green-up variables on insect biomass and richness varied between land-use types, with the strongest effects observed in forests. In forests, later green-up and higher spatial variability of green-up were associated with higher insect richness and biomass. We conclude that with a warming climate, earlier and more uniform green-up may negatively impact insect biomass and richness in forests. Therefore, strategies for adaptation should focus on promoting spatial variability in green-up in forests, which can be achieved by increasing plant species and structural diversity. Through this pathway, climate warming may indirectly contribute to a decline in insect richness and biomass.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Stephan Jung, Ye Yuan, Maria Stange Del Carpio, Thomas Pawlik, Stephan Hartmann, Nicole Estrella, Jose Oteros, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Athanasios Damialis, Jeroen Buters, Annette Menzel
Summary: This study found a significant correlation between grassland percentage and pollen concentration, especially within 10 km of the pollen traps. The grassland percentage and pollen concentration varied greatly between pollen stations.
