Phenology of Mediterranean woody plants from NE Spain: Synchrony,seasonality, and relationships among phenophases |
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Authors: | Rubé n Milla,Pilar Castro-Dí ez,Gabriel Montserrat-Martí |
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Affiliation: | 1. Área de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. c/ Tulipán s/n, E-28933 Móstoles, Madrid, Spain;2. Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Alcalá. E-28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain;3. Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología (C.S.I.C.), P.O. Box 202, 50080 Zaragoza, Spain |
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Abstract: | Plant phenological studies in the Mediterranean have traditionally focused on the limits that summer drought exerts over plant seasonal behaviour. However, Mediterranean areas also occur across extensive regions under cooler climates. Here, we analyse phenological data of Mediterranean woody species from winter-cold sites to address the following questions: what is the most limiting period of the year for phenological development? How, and how synchronously, do different phenophases adjust to the bimodal limitation of summer drought and winter cold? How ample is the suit of phenological strategies that are successful for Mediterranean phanaerophytes from cool areas? |
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Keywords: | Phenology Mediterranean Turc's index Synchrony Plant strategies |
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