Animal and plant life cycles are increasingly shown to depend on temperature trends and patterns. In their Perspective,
PeA±uelas and Filella
review the evidence that global warming during the 20th century has affected the growth period of plants and the development and behavior of animals from insects to birds. The authors warn that changes in the interdependence between species could have unpredictable consequences for ecosystems, that the lengthening of the plant growing season contributes to the global increased carbon fixation, and that changes in phenology may affect not only ecosystems but also agriculture and sanitation.
Alison Donnelly, Amelia Caffarra, E. Diskin, Colin T. Kelleher, Annelies Pletsers, H. C. Proctor, Rebecca L. Stirnemann, Mike Jones, John O’Halloran, Bridget F. O’Neill, Josep Penuelas, Tim H. Sparks
Annette Menzel, Tim H. Sparks, Nicole Estrella, Elisabeth Koch, Anto Aasa, Rein Ahas, KERSTIN ALM‐KÜBLER, Peter Bissolli, OL'GA BRASLAVSKÁ, Agrita Briede, Frank‐M. Chmielewski, Zalika Črepinšek, Yannick Curnel, Åslög Dahl, Claudio Defila, Alison Donnelly, YOLANDA FILELLA, K. Jatczak, F. Måge, Antonio Mestre, Øyvind Nordli, Josep Penuelas, Pentti Pirinen, Viera Remisová, Helfried Scheifinger, Martin Stříž, Andreja Sušnik, A.J.H. van Vliet, FRANS‐EMIL WIELGOLASKI, SUSANNE ZACH, Ana Žust
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