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Morellato, Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira, Alberton, Bruna, Alvarado, Swanni T., Borges, Bruno, Buisson, Elise, Camargo, Maria Gabriela G, Cancian, Leonardo F., Carstensen, Daniel W., Escobar, Diego F E, Leite, Patrícia T P, Mendoza, Irene, Rocha, Nathália M W B, Soares, Natalia C., Silva, Thiago Sanna Freire, Staggemeier, Vanessa G., Streher, Annia Susin, Vargas, Betânia C. and Peres, Carlos A. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1588-8765
(2016)
Linking plant phenology to conservation biology.
Biological Conservation, 195.
pp. 60-72.
ISSN 0006-3207
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Abstract
Phenology has achieved a prominent position in current scenarios of global change research given its role inmonitoring and predicting the timing of recurrent life cycle events. However, the implications of phenology to environmental conservation and management remain poorly explored. Here,we present the first explicit appraisal of howphenology-amultidisciplinary science encompassing biometeorology, ecology, and evolutionary biology- can make a key contribution to contemporary conservation biology. We focus on shifts in plant phenology induced by global change, their impacts on species diversity and plant-animal interactions in the tropics, and how conservation efforts could be enhanced in relation to plant resource organization. We identify the effects of phenological changes and mismatches in the maintenance and conservation of mutualistic interactions, and examine how phenological research can contribute to evaluate, manage and mitigate the consequences of land-use change and other natural and anthropogenic disturbances, such as fire, exotic and invasive species. Wealso identify cutting-edge tools that can improve the spatial and temporal coverage of phenological monitoring, from satellites to drones and digital cameras. We highlight the role of historical information in recovering long-term phenological time series, and track climate-related shifts in tropical systems. Finally, we propose a set of measures to boost the contribution of phenology to conservation science.Weadvocate the inclusion of phenology into predictive models integrating evolutionary history to identify species groups that are either resilient or sensitive to future climate-change scenarios, and understand how phenological m ismatches can affect community dynamics, ecosystem services, and conservation over time.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | climate change,management,monitoring,plant-animal interactions,resource availability,restoration ecology,sdg 13 - climate action,sdg 15 - life on land ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Resources, Sustainability and Governance (former - to 2018) |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2016 15:00 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2023 14:40 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/56754 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.12.033 |
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