| Description |
1 online resource (521 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction and Overview; 2 Global Framework for Data Collection Data Bases, Data Availability, Future Networks, Online Databases; 3 Seasonality Seasonality as a Core Business of Phenology; 4 Societal Adaptation Options to Changes in Phenology; 5 The Influence of Sampling Method, Sample Size, and Frequency of Observations on Plant Phenological Patterns and Interpretation in Tropical Forest Trees; 6 Regression and Causality; 7 Combining Messy Phenological Time Series; 8 Phenology for Topoclimatological Surveys and Large-Scale Mapping |
| Summary |
As climate change continues to dominate the international environmental agenda, phenology - the study of the timing of recurring biological events - has received increasing research attention, leading to an emerging consensus that phenology can be viewed as an 'early warning system' for climate change impact. A multidisciplinary science involving many branches of ecology, geography and remote sensing, phenology to date has lacked a coherent methodological text. This new synthesis, including contributions from many of the world's leading phenologists, therefore fills a critical gap in the current biological literature. Providing critiques of current methods, as well as detailing novel and emerging methodologies, the book, with its extensive suite of references, provides readers with an understanding of both the theoretical basis and the potential applications required to adopt and adapt new analytical and design methods. An invaluable source book for researchers and students in ecology and climate change science, the book also provides a useful reference for practitioners in a range of sectors, including human health, fisheries, forestry, agriculture and natural resource management |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Phenology -- Research
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Biological rhythms.
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Biological Phenomena
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Periodicity
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SCIENCE -- Microscopes & Microscopy.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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Phenology -- Research.
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Science.
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Science : Biology -- Natural History.
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SCIENCE -- Microscopes & Microscopy.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Biological rhythms
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hudson, Irene L.
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Keatley, Marie R.
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| ISBN |
9789048133352 |
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9048133351 |
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9789048133345 |
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9048133343 |
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