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Phenological change observations involve tracking and recording shifts in the timing of recurring biological events in plants — such as flowering, leafing, fruiting, and dormancy — over time or across environmental gradients. As climate patterns shift, documenting these changes helps researchers understand how plants respond to temperature, precipitation, and seasonality cues. This data is critical for predicting ecosystem disruptions, species range shifts, and mismatches between plants and their pollinators or seed dispersers.

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Ohio pawpaw trees kept fruiting into January for the first time on record

If warming winters start shifting when native fruit trees like pawpaws ripen, backyard gardeners ...

urban-ecology
iNaturalist → · observation

Mediterranean Holm oak spotted and recorded in Davis, California

Holm oaks are drought-tolerant Mediterranean trees increasingly planted in California cities, and...

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