articleProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesNov 29, 2010BRONZE OA

Winter and spring warming result in delayed spring phenology on the Tibetan Plateau

HYHaiying YuELEike LuedelingJXJianchu Xu

Kunming Institute of Botany · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Climate change has caused advances in spring phases of many plant species. Theoretically, however, strong warming in winter could slow the fulfillment of chilling requirements, which may delay spring phenology. This phenomenon should be particularly pronounced in regions that are experiencing rapid temperature increases and are characterized by highly temperature-responsive vegetation. To test this hypothesis, we used the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ratio method to determine the beginning, end, and length of the growing season of meadow and steppe vegetation of the Tibetan Plateau in Western China between 1982 and 2006. We then correlated observed phenological dates with monthly temperatures for the…

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  • Phenology
  • Environmental science
  • Spring (device)
  • Growing season
  • Vegetation (pathology)
  • Climate change
  • Steppe
  • Climatology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Climate action
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