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When the time is right: phenology and flowerings
Author(s) -
Bell Sandra
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2009.00373.x
Subject(s) - phenology , hobby , pollination , climate change , nectar , spring (device) , reboot , meteorology , geography , ecology , biology , computer science , engineering , art , visual arts , operating system , mechanical engineering , pollen
In spring days lengthen, weather warms, flowers open, bees feast on nectar and pollinate. But flowers are opening too early; dependencies are breaking down. Sandra Bell looks at phenology, once the eccentric hobby of Victorian clergymen, now an essential indicator of climate change.