Validation of biological collections as a source of phenological data for use in climate change studies: A case study with the orchid Ophrys sphegodes

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 235-241

  Robbirt, Karen M ^a,b   Davy, Anthony J ^b   Hutchings, Michael J ^c   Roberts, David L ^a,d  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological collections; Climate change; Flowering time; Herbarium specimens; Natural history collections; Ophrys sphegodes; Orchidaceae; Phenology; Spring; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOWERING; HERBARIUM; MONOCOTYLEDON; MUSEUM; PHENOLOGY; SPRING (SEASON);

OPHRYS SPHEGODES; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 78650412091     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01727.x     Document Type: Article

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