Changes in autumn senescence in northern hemisphere deciduous trees: A meta-analysis of autumn phenology studies

Annals of Botany

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 875-888

  Gill, Allison L ^a   Gallinat, Amanda S ^a   Sanders DeMott, Rebecca ^a   Rigden, Angela J ^b   Short Gianotti, Daniel J ^b   Mantooth, Joshua A ^b   Templer, Pamela H ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autumn phenology; climate change; deciduous tree; growing season; leaf senescence; temperature; woody plants

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; BOREAL FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; META-ANALYSIS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOPERIOD; SENESCENCE; TEMPERATE FOREST; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

RAIN;

CELL AGING; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; GEOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTOR; TREE;

CELL AGING; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTS; GEOGRAPHY; LINEAR MODELS; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIOD; PLANT LEAVES; RAIN; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

EID: 84947709343     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcv055     Document Type: Article

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