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ArticleeLife2026

Developmental constraints mediate the reversal of temperature effects on the autumn phenology of European beech after the summer solstice.

Dominic Rebindaine, Thomas W Crowther, Susanne S Renner, Zhaofei Wu, Yibiao Zou, Lidong Mo, Haozhi Ma, Raymo Bucher, Constantin M Zohner

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Article in eLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Dominic RebindaineDepartment of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8110-2417
Thomas W CrowtherBRANCH Institute, Zug, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5674-8913
Susanne S RennerDepartment of Biology, Washington University, Saint Louis, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3704-0703
Zhaofei WuWSL Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6333-118X
Yibiao ZouDepartment of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4741-0934
Lidong MoDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Science, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Haozhi MaWSL Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0709-1438
Raymo BucherDepartment of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7607-0476
Constantin M ZohnerBRANCH Institute, Zug, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8302-4854

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung PZ00P3_193646
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate projections of temperate tree growing seasons under climate change require representing developmental constraints that determine tree resource allocation. A phenological 'switch point' after the summer solstice (21 June) has been proposed, with pre-solstice warming advancing autumn phenology and post-solstice warming delaying it. We propose that this switch is flexible and occurs at the compensatory point between early-season development and late-season temperature effects. We performed trans-solstice climate manipulation experiments on potted European beech (

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FagusSeasonsTemperatureClimate ChangePlant LeavesTreesecologyFagus sylvaticaphenologyplant development

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PMID42172064
PMCPMC13197167

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