ArticleNature communications2022
Wildflower phenological escape differs by continent and spring temperature.
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- The promise of digital herbarium specimens in large-scale phenology research.The New phytologist · 2026Review
- Spring ephemeral Erythronium umbilicatum may not be vulnerable to phenological mismatch with overstory trees.American journal of botany · 2026Article
- High-light gaps and carbon allocation regulate regeneration of understoryFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
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- Herbarium specimens reveal a cryptic invasion of polyploid Centaurea stoebe in Europe.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- New York State Climate Impacts Assessment Chapter 05: Ecosystems.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2024Article
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- Understanding the effects of weather parameters on the population dynamics of an endangered geophyte supports monitoring efficiency.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Spatial variability in herbaceous plant phenology is mostly explained by variability in temperature but also by photoperiod and functional traits.International journal of biometeorology · 2024Article
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- Interannual variation in spring weather conditions as a driver of spring wildflower coverage: a 15-year perspective from an old-growth temperate forest.AoB PLANTS · 2023Article
- Determinants of interspecific variation in season length of perennial herbs.Annals of botany · 2023Article
- Wildflower phenological escape differs by continent and spring temperature.Nature communications · 2022Article
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Abstract
Temperate understory plant species are at risk from climate change and anthropogenic threats that include increased deer herbivory, habitat loss, pollinator declines and mismatch, and nutrient pollution. Recent work suggests that spring ephemeral wildflowers may be at additional risk due to phenological mismatch with deciduous canopy trees. The study of this dynamic, commonly referred to as "phenological escape", and its sensitivity to spring temperature is limited to eastern North America. Here, we use herbarium specimens to show that phenological sensitivity to spring temperature is remarkably conserved for understory wildflowers across North America, Europe, and Asia, but that canopy trees in North America are significantly more sensitive to spring temperature compared to in Asia and Europe. We predict that advancing tree phenology will lead to decreasing spring light windows in North America while spring light windows will be maintained or even increase in Asia and Europe in response to projected climate warming.
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