Increasing temperatures should facilitate the poleward movement of species distributions
through a variety of processes, including increasing the growing season length. However, in …

Leaf senescence in winter deciduous species signals the transition from the active to the
dormant stage. The purpose of leaf senescence is the recovery of nutrients before the leaves …

Autumn senescence regulates multiple aspects of ecosystem function, along with associated
feedbacks to the climate system. Despite its importance, current understanding of the drivers …

Abstract Background and Aims Many individual studies have shown that the timing of leaf
senescence in boreal and temperate deciduous forests in the northern hemisphere is …

Rapid temperature increase and its impacts on alpine ecosystems in the Qinghai–Tibetan
Plateau, the world's highest and largest plateau, are a matter of global concern. Satellite …

Recent studies have revealed large unexplained variation in heat requirement‐based
phenology models, resulting in large uncertainty when predicting ecosystem carbon and …

Damage by late spring frost is a risk deciduous trees have to cope with in order to optimize
the length of their growing season. The timing of spring phenological development plays a …

Abstract Background and Aims Autumn leaf senescence marks the end of the growing
season in temperate ecosystems. Its timing influences a number of ecosystem processes …

Vegetation phenology has been used in studies as an indicator of an ecosystem's
responses to climate change. Satellite remote sensing techniques can capture changes in …

Phenology is experiencing dramatic changes over deciduous forests in the USA. Estimates
of trends in phenology on the continental scale are uncertain, however, with studies failing to …