Recurring weather extremes alter the flowering phenology of two common temperate shrubs

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 579-588

  Nagy, L ^a   Kreyling, J ^a   Gellesch, E ^a   Beierkuhnlein, C ^a   Jentsch, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dwarf shrub; Extreme drought; Flowering; Phenological alteration; Precipitation change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALLUNA; CLIMATE; DROUGHT; FLOWER; GENISTA; GERMANY; PHYSIOLOGY; WEATHER;

CALLUNA; CLIMATE; DROUGHTS; FLOWERS; GENISTA; GERMANY; WEATHER;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; GENISTA; GENISTA TINCTORIA;

EID: 84878951478     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-012-0585-z     Document Type: Article

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