Forecasting plant phenology: evaluating the phenological models for Betula pendula and Padus racemosa spring phases, Latvia

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 165-179

  Kalvāns, Andis ^b   Bitāne, Māra ^a   Kalvāne, Gunta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Degree day; Latvia; Padus racemosa; Phenological models; Phenology

Indexed keywords

BETULA PENDULA; PRUNUS PADUS;

BIRCH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LATVIA; PLANT LEAF; PRUNUS; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BETULA; LATVIA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT LEAVES; PRUNUS; SEASONS;

EID: 84908003958     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: 14321254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0833-5     Document Type: Article

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