Have you ever used space-for-time substitution? This study by Andrea Silva-Cala examined whether phenological shifts due to temperature variation are consistent across space and time, taking into account phenological data recorded on both temporal and spatial scales.🌸🌻⌛ @biometeorology.bsky.social

Phenological responses to temperature are similar across spatial and temporal gradients - lessons learned from European long-term data - International Journal of Biometeorology

Understanding plant phenology patterns under global warming is important because they influence many processes, from specific dynamics, such as species interactions, to ecosystem functions, for instan...

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Today @rrauschkolb.bsky.social provided some insights into our work at the joint @gfoesoc.bsky.social and @nordicoikos.bsky.social conference. PhenObs data can be treated as collected in common gardens to study phenological patterns within communities.🌻🌱

Really interesting Keynote Talk by @mrillig.bsky.social on the combination of global change factors in experimental studies at the joint conference of @gfoesoc.bsky.social and @nordicoikos.bsky.social at Odense 🇩🇰🇩🇰. A Perfect Start into a week full of science🐝🐞🌿🌲🌞

It’s great fun to co-lead the @idiv-research.bsky.social summer school on ‘Collection-Based Research in Plant Ecology’ and to present my work related to @phenobs.bsky.social. Spending a week working alongside motivated young researchers from all over the world is incredibly inspiring. 🍀🌼👍

I was a guest at the “Pop-Up Forum” at the @uni-jena.de to discuss the “Silent Crisis – Global Biodiversity” with citizens. It was a great format that allowed us to engage on an equal level and a wonderful opportunity to connect science with the public👍🌍. #ScienceCommunication #Biodiversity

🌻Functional Ecology's May issue is out now!🌻 📙On the cover: Monitoring phenological data (Credit: Robert Rauschkolb) 📖Read it here👇️ buff.ly/W70P6XE 🧵1/3 🧪🌍️

A new Special Focus in @funecology.bsky.social brings together 13 studies showing that shifts in seasonal timing — like earlier flowering, changing breeding periods, or longer fruiting windows — are shaped by more than climate change alone. 🌱 🌸 🍒 🔗 www.idiv.de/climate-chan...

Climate change isn’t acting alone: species’ traits help set the timing of seasonal events

A new Special Focus issue featuring 13 studies reveals how species’ traits and climate together shape shifts in seasonal timing across ecosystems.

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We edited a special issue on interactions between phenology and traits in @funecology.bsky.social . This issue features 14 fascinating articles by colleagues from around the world on herbaceous species, trees, animals and plant-animal interactions🌳🌱🌸🦎🦜 doi.org/10.1111/1365... #Phenology #Traits

To look back on 9 years of PhenObs and to organise the coming funding phase until 2030, we had a meeting at @idiv-research.bsky.social this week. Together with many international guests, we laughed, discussed and worked on next steps.🌸🌱🌍. PhenObs can start the coming years with renewed energy👍.

Check out: New PhenObs paper published in ‘Basic and Applied Ecology’. We used historical data from Vienna and recently collected data from PhenObs to investigate whether phenological changes due to climate change (temporal scale) are also reflected on a spatial scale. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ba...

We were represented at Pheno2025 conference (@biometeorology.bsky.social) in 🇧🇷 for the last 5 days. The days were full of exciting presentations and intensive exchange about phenological research. We look forward to deepening the collaborations we made in the future👍🌍.

We are happy that we can contribute to this conference in Brazil. Phenological research, like ecological research in general, must indeed be thought of in global terms, in line with the title of the conference: ‘PHENO2025 - Towards a Global Phenology Science’.🌍

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In the tropical rainforest of Brazil 🦥🌴 and at the beach of Rio de Janeiro🏖️, on the way to the Pheno2025 conference in Sao Pedro. I am looking forward to meeting a wide range of experts in phenological research there. The poster illustrating the work of @phenobs.bsky.social of course joined 😊

PhenObs data were used for a paper recently published in Global Ecology and Biogeography. ⬇️⬇️ doi.org/10.1111/geb.... Observations in botanical gardens offer a unique opportunity to compare phenological patterns of native and non-native species 🌸🍀. #climatechange #phenology #BotanicGardens

During hot summer days in Germany, there is nothing better than collecting trait data for the @phenobs.bsky.social project in the Alps at Davos🍀🌱📏⛰️. #davos #Switzerland #schatzalp

🌈 Celebrating diversity at #iDiv! This week —and every week— iDiv affirms that diversity in all its forms strengthens science, community, and collaboration. 🧬

🚨 2x Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Ecology positions at @monashbiol.bsky.social. Ecologists working on plants 🌱 are strongly encouraged to apply. 📍Melbourne, Australia Closes: 7th Aug 2025 🔗 careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

We just finished the PhenObs Spring Symposium. In six very different presentations, colleagues from all over Europe talked about how botanical gardens can be used for ecological research🌸🧪🐌. Conclusion: Botanical gardens are a fascinating research platforms👍. #botanicalgardens #phenology

🌿A new study in @newphyt.bsky.social finds that 27% of naturalised plants are threatened in their native range, revealing a conservation dilemma. As species distributions shift, conservation policies may need to evolve. #iDivResearch www.idiv.de/should-we-pr...

Should we protect non-native species? A new study says maybe | iDiv

What happens when plants thrive outside their native range but struggle in their original habitat? A new study puts numbers to a growing conservation dilemma.

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Check out the new paper by #NordBorN researchers in @newphyt.bsky.social using machine learning to check 8 million #herbarium specimens to assess long term changes in flowering #phenology 🌻

I invite you to track seasonal changes in plants and animals -- #phenology -- in your yard, to support science, and more importantly, because it is good FOR YOU. Excited to share my #TEDxUofA talk from last October: youtu.be/3l0fMlv2-5Q

Observing the Outer World to Change Our Inner One | Theresa Crimmins | TEDxUofA

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Over forty years, research spanning the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, and Scandinavia has shown significant alterations in Arctic vegetation as a consequence of climate variations. Around 60% of the locations examined in the study have witnessed a shift in plant species composition.

Plant communities in the Arctic are changing along with the climate, study finds | CBC News

A recent study has found that climate change is altering Arctic plant composition, with some species declining in response to warmer temperatures, while others flourish. Researchers studied over 2,000...

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It is time to go "belowground" and starting monitoring of root phenology of herbaceous plant🌻. Thanks to funding by the @idiv-research.bsky.social we could set-up a study site with minirhizotrons at the botanical garden of Jena👍🏼. #phenology #roots #jena #science #phenobs #soil

Congratulations to iDiv’s founding director Christian Wirth!🥂 Yesterday, he received the member certificate of the Academy of Sciences @leopoldina.org - a high scientific honour.👏 Read more (in German): www.idiv.de/de/christian... @agwirthweigelt.bsky.social @unileipzig.bsky.social #iDivImpact

iDiv-Gründungsdirektor Christian Wirth bekommt Urkunde als neues Mitglied der Leopoldina

Die Aufnahme in die 1652 gegründete Gelehrtengesellschaft gilt als hohe wissenschaftliche Anerkennung.

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After 6 years on X, we have decided to set up an account on Bluesky. Follow us to stay up to date about the project on phenological research in botanical gardens🌸🌱🌻. #Phenology #Herbaceous #Plants #BotanicalGardens #Research