NDLI: Effects of urbanization on plant flowering phenology: A review

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Author	Neil, Kaesha Wu, Jianguo
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	Studies of flowering and leafing phenology have dramatically increased during the last few decades because changes in plant phenology can be indicative of possible effects of climate change at multiple scales. This article reviews the available literature focusing on the effects of urbanization on flowering phenology. The literature of flowering phenology in urban environments suggests that spring-blooming plants in a variety of ecosystems in North America, Europe, and China tend to bloom earlier in the city than in the surrounding un-urbanized habitat. Moreover, ephemerals, early spring bloomers, and insect-pollinated plants in these environments tend to be more sensitive than perennials, mid- or late-spring bloomers, and wind-pollinated plants. Researchers attribute advanced flowering in urban environments to the Heat Island Effect. The potential ecological consequences of changes in flowering phenology in urbanized areas are not well understood or explicitly studied. However, studies in global biology have suggested that climate change may result in a series of important ecological consequences as well as human-related problems such as earlier and extended allergy seasons. More field-based studies are needed to elucidate this issue.
Starting Page	243
Ending Page	257
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10838155
Journal	Urban Ecosystems
Volume Number	9
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15731642
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2006-07-14
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Urban ecology Flowering phenology Urban heat island Ecosystem structure Ecology Environmental Management Nature Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Urban Studies

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