Flowering phenology in subalpine meadows: Does climate variation influence community co-flowering patterns?

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 431-440

  Forrest, Jessica ^a,b   Inouye, David W ^b,c   Thomson, James D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Co flowering; Colorado; Heterotheca; Hymenoxys; Lathyrus; Long term data; Lupinus; Mertensia; Phenology; Rocky mountain biological laboratory; Snow; Snowmelt; USA

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DICOTYLEDON; GROWING SEASON; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MEADOW; PHENOLOGY; SNOWMELT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; LEGUME; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; FABACEAE; FLOWERS; TIME FACTORS;

COLORADO; NORTH CAROLINA; ROCKY MOUNT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; FABACEAE; HETEROTHECA; HYMENOXYS; LATHYRUS; LATHYRUS LANSZWERTII; LATHYRUS LANSZWERTII LEUCANTHUS; LUPINUS; LUPINUS POLYPHYLLUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 77949290852     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0099.1     Document Type: Article

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