The phenological calendar of Estonia and its correlation with mean air temperature

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 159-166

  Ahas, R ^a   Jaagus, J ^a   Aasa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Estonia; Phenological calendar; Phenology; Plant phenology; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ESTONIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE; ESTONIA; PLANTS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034321536     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840000069     Document Type: Article

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