First Florida Phenology Workshop, Gainesville, Florida

摘要

In Florida, predicted climate changes such as heat stress, sea level rise, and drought, may have long-term effects on habitats and the migration and reproduction of native plants and animals. Plants and animals respond to warmer winter and spring temperatures by shifting the timing of activities such as migration, flower and fruit production, or reproduction. Such shifts in activity have already been noted in response to climate change across many parts of the world, including the timing of fish, mammal, and bird migrations, insect emergence and flight, honey production, and flowering and leafing of many kinds of plants. These events may result in ecological mismatches; for example, flowers may bloom before their pollinators arrive, or migratory birds may arrive at their breeding grounds when their primary food sources are not available.nnThese effects may be confounded by opportunities for the migration and establishment of exotic biota. Establishing a Florida Phenology Network would serve as an important component of the USA–National Phenology Network (USA–NPN) for monitoring and predicting the effects of drought, sea level rise, risks to wildfire, biological invasions, and the spread of diseases at the temperate-subtropical-tropical transition area.