Climatic variability leads to later seasonal flowering of Floridian plants.

ABSTRACT: Understanding species responses to global change will help predict shifts in species distributions as well as aid in conservation. Changes in the timing of seasonal activities of organisms over time may be the most responsive and easily observable indicator of environmental changes associated with global climate change. It is unknown how global climate change will affect species distributions and developmental events in subtropical ecosystems or if climate change will differentially favor nonnative species. Contrary to previously observed trends for earlier flowering onset of plant species with increasing spring temperatures from mid and higher latitudes, we document a trend for delayed seasonal flowering among plants in Florida. Additionally, there were few differences in reproductive res

SUBMITTER: Von Holle B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2908116 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature