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Posts tagged phenology

Hot Birds Disperse More Non-Native Seeds

Deshpande, P., Johansson, N., Kluen, E., Lehikoinen, A., & Thorogood, R. (2024). Changing bird migration patterns have potential to enhance dispersal of alien plants from urban centres. Global Change Biology, 30(11), e17572. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17572

Climate Change, Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCJuly 29, 2026Invasive plants, phenology, frugivory, migratory birds, seed dispersal, urban ecology, Climate change, sleeper species

Phenology influences invasion success after removal of invasive Scotch Broom

Torres, A., Morán-López, T., Rodriguez-Cabal, M.A. & Núñez, M.A. (2023) Timing of invasive species removal influences nonnative biotic resistance and trajectories of community reassembly. Journal of Ecology, 111, 2342–2356. DOI10.1111/1365-2745.14168

Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCDecember 9, 2024Restoration, phenology, Scotch Broom, Cytisus scoparius, Rosa rubiginosa

Harder, better, faster, stronger. Climate change enhances the spread and impacts of an invasive thistle by advancing reproductive phenology

Keller, J. A., and K. Shea. 2021. Warming and shifting phenology accelerate an invasive plant life cycle. Ecology. 102(1):e03219. 10.1002/ecy.3219

Phenology (Shifting Seasons)Northeast RISCCNovember 19, 2024phenology, shifting seasons, demography, Annualism