Emergence of a mid-season period of low floral resources in a montane meadow ecosystem associated with climate change

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 905-913

  Aldridge, George ^a   Inouye, David W ^a,b   Forrest, Jessica R K ^a,c   Barr, William A ^a   Miller Rushing, Abraham J ^a,d  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d National Phenology Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cumulative flowering density; Flower abundance; Flowering phenology; Plant climate interactions; Pollinators; Resource availability; Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DIVERGENCE; FLOWER; FLOWERING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MEADOW; MOISTURE CONTENT; PATCHINESS; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WARMING;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958824551     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01826.x     Document Type: Article

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