Phenology: An Integrative Environmental Science
Phenology is the study of plant and animal life cycle events, which are triggered by environmental changes, especially temperature. Wide ranges of phenomena are included, from first openings of leaf and flower buds, to insect hatchings and return of birds
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		    Tasks for vegetation science 39 SERIES EDITORS A. Kratochwil, University of Osnabrück, Germany H. Lieth, University of Osnabrück, Germany
 
 The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.
 
 PHENOLOGY: An Integrative Environmental Science
 
 Edited by
 
 MARK D. SCHWARTZ Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
 
 KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS DORDRECHT / BOSTON / LONDON
 
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 ISBN 1-4020-1580-1
 
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 Dedication
 
 This book is dedicated to my parents, Marjorie H. and the late Donald J. Schwartz, who nurtured my early interest in science
 
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 Contents
 
 Dedication
 
 v
 
 Contributing Authors
 
 xi
 
 Preface
 
 xvii
 
 Color Plates
 
 xxi xxvii
 
 Foreword Part 1: INTRODUCTION
 
 1
 
 1.1 Introduction MARK D. SCHWARTZ
 
 3
 
 Part 2: PHENOLOGICAL DATA, NETWORKS, AND RESEARCH
 
 9
 
 2.1 East Asia XIAOQIU CHEN
 
 11
 
 2.2 Australia MARIE R. KEATLEY AND TIM D. FLETCHER
 
 27
 
 vii
 
 viii 2.3 Europe ANNETTE MENZEL
 
 45
 
 2.4 North America MARK D. SCHWARTZ AND ELISABETH G. BEAUBIEN
 
 57
 
 2.5 South America L. PATRÍCIA C. MORELLATO
 
 75
 
 2.6 The Global Phenological Monitoring Concept 93 EKKO BRUNS, FRANK-M. CHMIELEWSKI, AND ARNOLD J. H. VANVLIET 2.7 Toward a Multifunctional European Phenology Network ARNOLD J. H. VANVLIET AND RUDOLF S. DEGROOT
 
 105
 
 Part 3: PHENOLOGY OF SELECTED BIOCLIMATIC ZONES
 
 119
 
 3.1 Tropical Dry Climates 121 ARTURO SANCHEZ-AZOFEIFA, MARGARET E. KALACSKA, MAURICIO QUESADA, KATHRYN E. STONER, JORGE A. LOBO, AND PABLO ARROYO-MORA 3.2 Mediterranean Climates 139 DONATELLA SPANO, RICHARD L. SNYDER, AND CARLA CESARACCIO 3.3 Grasslands of the North American Great Plains GEOFFREY M. HENEBRY
 
 157
 
 3.4 High Latitude Climates FRANS E. WIELGOLASKI AND DAVID W. INOUYE
 
 175
 
 3.5 High Altitude Climates DAVID W. INOUYE AND FRANS E. WIELGOLASKI
 
 195
 
 Part 4: PHENOLOGICAL MODELS AND TECHNIQUES
 
 215
 
 4.1 Plant Development Models ISABELLE CHUINE, KOEN KRAMER, AND HEIKKI HÄNNINEN
 
 217
 
 ix 4.2 Animal Life Cycle Models JACQUES RÉGNIÈRE AND JESSE A. LOGAN
 
 237
 
 4.3 Phenological Variation of Forest Trees 255 ROBERT BRÜGGER, MATTHIAS DOBBERTIN, AND NORBERT KRÄUCHI 4.4 Phenologi		
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