The paper represents a «critical synthesis of the existing scientific support for the patterns, mechanisms, and consequences of phenological changes in bird migration,» according to the study. (scientificamerican.com)
Importantly, on - going ecological monitoring initiated by Thoreau and Leopold will help to clarify the complexities of this system under future change, and to illuminate plant phenological responses in experimental warming plots and under greenhouse conditions. (journals.plos.org)
The third phenological model produces opposite results, but the comparison between simulated budburst dates and observed records over the last 60 years suggests its lower reliability. (pacificclimate.org)