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From observations to experiments in phenology research: investigating climate change impacts on trees and shrubs using dormant twigs.
Annals of botany - 1 Nov 2015
Primack Richard B, Laube Julia, Gallinat Amanda S, Menzel Annette
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Climate change is advancing the leaf-out times of many plant species and mostly extending the growing season in temperate ecosystems. Laboratory experiments using twig cuttings from woody plant species present an affordable, easily replicated approach to investigate the relative importance of factors such as winter chilling, photoperiod, spring warming and frost tolerance on the leafing-out...
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