A century of climate warming results in growing season extension: Delayed autumn leaf phenology in north central North America.

ABSTRACT: Shifts in the timing of key leaf phenological events including budburst, foliage coloration, and leaf fall have been observed worldwide and are consistent with climate warming. Quantifying changes in growing season length (GSL) because of shifts in both spring and autumn leaf phenology is crucial for modeling annual net ecosystem carbon uptake. However, a lack of long-term autumn phenology datasets has prevented assessment of these growing season level changes. We investigated shifts in growing season length, budburst, foliage coloration, and leaf fall over the past century in seven native hardwood species using a historic leaf phenology dataset collected in Wauseon, OH from 1883-1912 paired with contemporary observations. Using long-term meteorological data, we investigated temperature an

SUBMITTER: Calinger K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9983848 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature